Buccinidae
Sign in to saveThe Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
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FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyBuccinidae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Buccinoidea
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- Penion maximus (Tryon, 1881).jpg
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8 sectionsContents
- Habitat
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- Taxonomy
- Genera
- Synonyms
- References
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The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.
The family includes more than 1500 species.