Buccinum glaciale Linnaeus, 1761
Glacial whelk
Glacial whelk
Buccinum glaciale
photo by Miller, Todd

Family:  Buccinidae (buccinum whelks)
Max. size:  8 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 4 - 119 m
Distribution:  Northeast Pacific, Northern Atlantic and the Arctic: from Aleutian Islands, north to Nunavut and east to Novaya Zemlya. Boreal to polar.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  known from Norton and Kotzebue Sound (Ref. 114916) and northeastern Chukchi Sea (Ref. 124566). C: Refs. 58457, 117949, 118460, 114916, 124566; M: Ref. 124566.

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