Common name of Pyrulofusus deformis
 
Common Name Warped whelk
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country United States (contiguous states)
Locality
Ref. Bisby, F.A., M.A. Ruggiero, K.L. Wilson, M. Cachuela-Palacio, S.W. Kimani, Y.R. Roskov, A. Soulier-Perkins and J. van Hertum, 2005
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.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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