Related to:
Buccin commun ponteBuccinum
Relation type:
Spawning
La ponte du buccin (ensemble de capsules) ressemble à un amas de polystyrène blanc ou à un amas spongieux.
Species sheet
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Whelk
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758
AnimalsClearly visible spiral shell not covered by the mantle
Associated species
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
North-East AtlanticNorth-West AtlanticChannel & North
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingForeshore / Shoreline
Other common names
- Wawed whelkBritish English
- BuckieBritish English
- KengDanish (Denmark)
- KonsnegelDanish (Denmark)
- BlasehornGerman (Germany)
- WellhornschneckeGerman (Germany)
- BocinaEuropean Spanish
- Caracolillo de BruselasEuropean Spanish
- Buccin communFrench (France)
- CompteuxFrench (France)
- Pilot...French (France)
- ComteuxFrench (France)
- BulotFrench (France)
- BuccinFrench (France)
- BourgotFrench (France)
- BuccinaItalian (Italy)
- WulkDutch (Netherlands)
- BuzioEuropean Portuguese
- BuzoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- FEY Laurent, BURON Daniel, MÜLLER Yves in : DORIS, 10/02/2023 : Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/860
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 12/06/2023 : Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1006
Modification history
- Modified by Jean-Pierre CASTILLO on 11/06/2023
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