Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Buccinidae Scientific name Retimohnia caelata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Buccinoidea Genus Retimohnia Rank Species | |
Retimohnia caelata, common name : the plump whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm
Distribution
This speciesoccurs in European waters (Iceland) and in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean (from Massachusetts to North Carolina)
References
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