-300~400m, By lobster pots, Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, 48.7mm.
The « Sagami Whelk » is a strikingly corded buccinid endemic to Sagami Bay, Tokyo Bay, and Suruga Bay in central Japan. It is a representative species of its type locality Sagami Bay, which is well known for housing a high molluscan diversity especially Japanese endemics. It is a locally uncommon carnivorous / scavenging gastropod found in sandy to muddy bottoms of deep water around -250~700m. Typical shell length around 35~40mm., the shown specimen is already large but giants may approach 55mm.