Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Neptunea antiqua
Neptunea antiqua
red whelk
neptune snail
common spindle snail
buckie
ancient whelk
ancient neptune snail
ancient neptune
Collection ID:
Z555.1.208
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 1 specimen. Large, spiral shell with approx. 7 whorls. This specimen appears to be quite well worn but the operculum is still present but has fallen further inside the shell. This species is very similar to Buccinum undatum (the waved whelk) but lacks the more defined ridges. This species lives on softer substrates in the sublittoral.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.170) |
