Beringius behringi (Middendorff, 1848)
Behring's whelk
Behring's whelk
Beringius behringi
photo by Miller, Todd

Family:  Buccinidae (buccinum whelks)
Max. size: 
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 7 - 200 m
Distribution:  Arctic and Northern Pacific.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Based on type locality, St. Paul Island, Bering Sea (Ref. 116516). Known from Norton Sound (Ref. 114916), Kodiak Island and Arctic Alaska (Refs. 116516, 124566) and Barrow Canyon (Ref. 121993). C: Refs. 114916, 121993, 124566; M: Ref. 124566; O: Ref. 116516.

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