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Buccinum plectrum   Stimpson, 1865

Sinuous whelk

Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Buccinum plectrum

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Sinuous whelk, ... more

Classification / Names / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS

Gastropoda > Neogastropoda () > Buccinidae (buccinum whelks)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 30 - 600 m (Ref. 95344).   Polar

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Northeast Pacific and the Arctic: Alaska to Washington, USA. Circumpolar to temperate.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 6.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 95344)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage. Also Ref. 833.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Pacific Northwest Shell Club. 2014. (Ref. 94906)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 4.3 - 7, mean 5.6 (based on 136 cells).
Vulnerability (Ref. 71543): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766): Unknown.