Common whelk  (Buccinum undatum)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Order Neogastropoda
Family Buccinidae
Genus Buccinum (1)
Size Shell width: 60 mm (3)
Shell height: 110 mm (2)
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Status

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