WebThe channeled whelk, Busycotypus canaliculatus, was sampled from three in‐shore commercially harvested resource areas in the US Mid‐Atlantic: off Ocean City, Maryland (OC); Eastern Shore of Virginia (ES); and Virginia Beach, Virginia (VB). The largest whelk measured 230mm shell length (SL) and was recorded from OC. Mean SL was largest in … WebDec 23, 2024 · Scientific Name: Busycotypus canaliculatus. Common Name: Channeled Whelk. Distinguishing Characteristics: Shoulders have no ornamentation. There are broad, deep channels between the whorls, giving this species its common name. Aperture large and brown. Sometimes covered with a brown, fuzzy periostracum. Maximum size 7 inches.
Population Genetic Structure in Channeled Whelk Busycotypus ...
WebThis slippershell was found in 1972 at Coyote Point, in South San Francisco Bay, on the insides of shells of the introduced Busycotypus canaliculatus (Channeled Whelk) inhabited by the native Hairy Hermit Crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus) (Carlton 1979). Museum collections indicate that it is widespread, in San Pablo Bay, and the Central and South ... WebPDF) Age, size, and sexual maturity of channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus) in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. ResearchGate. PDF) Effect of disturbance on foraging: Whelk activity on wave-exposed rocky shores with minimal tidal range. ResearchGate. PDF) Shell damage and mortality in the common whelk Buccinum undatum caused by beam … ezi magbegor
Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Marine Species
http://www.jaxshells.org/busycot1.htm WebThe channeled whelk, Busycotypus canaliculatus, previously known as Busycon canaliculatum, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae. WebChanneled Whelk Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Order Neogastropoda > Family Melongenidae > Genus Busycotypus . Records: There are 9 records in the project database. Links: View taxon at iNaturalist. View taxon at NatureServe ... hiera mitbana