Common whelk  (Buccinum undatum)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Larval: of the stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
  • Whorls: in animals, the spiral or convolutions in the shell of a snail. In plants, a set of leaves, flowers, or branches that spring from a stem at the same point and encircle it.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (August, 2002)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Fish, J.D. and Fish, S. (1989) A student's guide to the seashore. 2nd Edition.Cambridge University press, Cambridge.
  3. Ager, O.E.D., 2001. Buccinium undatum. Common Whelk. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. (December, 2002)
    http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/Buccinumundatum.htm
  4. The Living World of Molluscs (December, 2002)
    http://members.lycos.co.uk/Mollusks/
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