Buccinum scalariforme Moller, 1842
Ladder whelk
photo by Miller, Todd

Family:  Buccinidae (buccinum whelks)
Max. size:  8.4 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 4 - 1450 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic: from east Kamchatka to Novaya Zemlya.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 118663.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
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