Neptunea pribiloffensis

Neptunea pribiloffensis
Apertural view of a shell of Neptunea pribiloffensis also showing the operculum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Neptunea
Species:
N. pribiloffensis
Binomial name
Neptunea pribiloffensis

Neptunea pribiloffensis, common name the Pribilof whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. It is distributed across East Pacific.[2]

Description

This species attains a size of 95–110 mm.

Distribution

Northern Pacific Ocean: Bering Sea.

  • Neptunea pribiloffensis (dorsal)
    Neptunea pribiloffensis (dorsal)
  • Abapertural view of the shell of Neptunea pribiloffensis.
    Abapertural view of the shell of Neptunea pribiloffensis.

References

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  1. ^ "Neptunea pribiloffensis (Dall, 1919)". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
  2. ^ "Neptunea pribiloffensis (Dall, 1919)". sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2025-04-30.



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