Common Whelk

Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758

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Buccinum undatum (Common Whelk) is a species of snails in the family true whelk. They are predators. Individuals can grow to 133.59 mm.

URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q170430
Definition: Organism that obtains food by hunting

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EOL has data for 25 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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33 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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11 cm
body volume
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyVolume
- Definition: Volume occupied by the whole body of one individual of this taxon
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3.74 cm^3
body width
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/VT_0015039
- Definition: The distance from side to side of the body of an organism, perpendicular to the axis along which height is measured.
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60 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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intertidal zone
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000316
- Definition: The area of the foreshore and seabed that is exposed to the air at low tide and submerged at high tide, i.e., the area between tide marks.
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 (Common whelk)
has endoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002635
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Buccinum undatum Linnaeus 1758 (Common whelk)
height standing
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/HeightStanding
- Definition: The height when maintaining an erect upright position.
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133.59 mm
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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scavenger
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q172867
- Definition: organism that feeds on dead animal and/or plant material
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water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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-0.262 degrees celsius
wet body mass
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/bodyMassWet
- Definition: Mass of one individual of this taxon, living or fresh, without desiccation
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6.55 g

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Common whelk. View this species on GBIF

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