Common whelk  (Buccinum undatum)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyBuccinidae
GenusBuccinum (1)
SizeShell height: 110 mm (2)
Shell width: 60 mm (3)
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Status

Common and widespread; not listed under any conservation designations (2).

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