Buccinum fischerianum [Buccinum fischerianum]
Description
This whelk is a classic seafloor grazer/scavenger, using its muscular foot to move across the bottom. Underwater, it’s usually encountered as a low-profile snail on rocky or mixed habitats, where divers can observe its shell and slow, deliberate crawling behavior.
Where To See Buccinum fischerianum
No sighting locations recorded yet.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Molluscs
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Most modern snails
Caenogastropoda
|
| Family |
Neogastropods: Whelks & Cone Shells
Neogastropoda
|
| Genus |
Buccinoidea
Buccinoidea
|
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