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.
| Neptunea pribiloffensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Neptunea pribiloffensis also showing the operculum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | Neptunea |
| Species: | N. pribiloffensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neptunea pribiloffensis W. H. Dall, 1919 | |
Description
This species attains a size of 95-110 mm.
References
Abapertural view of the shell of Neptunea pribiloffensis.
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