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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae buccinum whelks

Genus: Volutopsius

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8 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Volutopsius castaneus
[Volute whelk]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Volutopsius fragilis
[Fragile whelk]
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Volutopsius middendorffii
[Tulip whelk]
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Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Volutopsius norwegicus
[Norway whelk]
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Volutopsius pallidus
[]
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Volutopsius regularis
[Regular whelk]
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Volutopsius stefanssoni
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Volutopsius trophonius
[Frilled whelk]


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