Common name of Buccinum plectrum
 
Common Name Sinuous whelk
Language English
Type AFS
Official Trade Name No
Rank 1 - (Legal common name (unique))
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Turgeon, D.D., J.F. Quinn Jr., A.E. Bogan, E.V. Coan, F.G. Hochberg, W.G. Lyons, P.M. Mikkelsen, R.J. Neves, C.F.E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F.G. Thompson, M. Vecchione and J.D. Willams, 1998
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core
1st Modifier
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'whelk' from Middle Dutch 'willoc' and probably from Latin 'volvere', i.e., ' to turn', pertaining to the shape of the shell.
 
Comments & Corrections
Back to Search