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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Buccinoidea: Buccinidae

Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758


Range: 76°N to 36.8°N; 83°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 239 m (live 0 to 95 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 118  mm

Synonymy

Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758
Tritonium undatum (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Buccinum striatum Pennant, 1777
Tritonium striatum (Pennant, 1777) 
Buccinum vulgare da Costa, 1778
Buccinum solutum Hermann, 1781
Buccinum labyrinthus Gmelin, 1791
Buccinum reticulatum G. Perry, 1811
Buccinum carinatum Turton, 1819
Buccinum anglicanum auct. non Lamarck, 1822
Tritonium anglicanum auct. non Lamarck, 1822
Buccinum tenerum J. de C. Sowerby, 1825
Buccinum acuminatum Broderip, 1830
Buccinum undulatum Mayo, 1832
Buccinum zetlandicum Forbes, 1835
Buccinum crassum King, 1846
Buccinum effusum Reeve, 1846
Buccinum imperiale Reeve, 1846
Buccinum labradorense Reeve, 1846
Buccinum littorale King, 1846
Buccinum magnum King, 1846
Tritonium pelagicum (King, 1846) 
Buccinum pelagicum King, 1846
Buccinum zealandicum Reeve, 1846
Buccinum pyramidale Reeve, 1847
Buccinum flexuosum Jeffreys, 1867
Buccinum pauperculum Jeffreys, 1867
Buccinum parvulum Kobelt, 1876
Buccinum amaliae Verkrüzen, 1878
Buccinum caeruleum G. O. Sars, 1878
Buccinum conoideum G. O. Sars, 1878
Buccinum planum Verkrüzen, 1878
Buccinum elongatum Verkrüzen, 1881
Buccinum variabile Verkrüzen, 1881
Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen, 1884
Buccinum schneideri Verkrüzen, 1885
Buccinum obtusicostatum Brögger, 1901
Buccinum fasciatum Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912

Details


Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758, p. 740, [Bonan. 3, t. 189-190; List. angl. 156, t. 3, f. 2]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: in O[ceano] Europaeo
Range: 76°N to 36.8°N; 83°W to 0°W
Depth: 0 to 239 m (live 0 to 95 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 100 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Canada: Nunavut, Queen Elizabeth Islands, Baffin Island, Labrador, Newfoundland, Quebec, New Brunswick; USA: Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia; Eastern Atlantic: Iceland
References: M. Sars (1851); Posselt & Jensen (1899) D; Macpherson (1971) {D}LNEW; Merrill, Bullock & Franz (1978) S
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Buccinum acuminatum Broderip, 1830, p. 44-45, pl. 3, figs. 1-2
[Synonymy uncertain]
Type Locality: off Torquay
Maximum Reported Size: 118 mm
References: Broderip (1830) M; Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s; Alexeyev (2003)

Buccinum amaliae Verkrüzen, 1878, p. 218-220
[Synonym]
Type Locality: St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland or Newfoundland Bank
Range: 69.22°N to 47°N; 54°W to 50°W
Maximum Reported Size: 91 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Canada: Newfoundland
References: Verkrüzen (1878) SWM; Posselt & Jensen (1899) N; Thorson (1941) E; Golikov (1980) s

Buccinum anglicanum auct. non Lamarck, 1822, 
[Not available]
Attributed to: Brown (1827)
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s
Comments: Misidentification; Buccinum anglicanum Lamarck, 1822 is an emendation of Buccinum anglicum Gmelin, 1791, which is a synonym of Burnupena papyracea Bruguière, 1789 from South Africa.
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Buccinum undatum var. caeruleum G. O. Sars, 1878, p. 255, pl. 24, fig. 3
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Hammerfaest
Maximum Reported Size: 55 mm
References: G. O. Sars (1878) M; Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Comments: Spelled coeruleum on plate and plate caption, p. 437.

Buccinum carinatum Turton, 1819, 
[Synonym]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s; Alexeyev (2003)
Comments: Non Phipps, 1774.

Buccinum conoideum G. O. Sars, 1878, p. 258-259, pl. 24, fig. 7
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Finmark occident.
References: Jeffreys (1880b) s

Buccinum crassum King, 1846, 
[Synonym]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum effusum Reeve, 1846f,  pl. 9, fig. 65
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Golikov (1980) s

Buccinum elongatum Verkrüzen, 1881a, p. 44, [Verkrüzen (1881b), pl. 4, figs. 3-4]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Not stated [Newfoundland Banks (Verkrüzen 1881b)]
Range: 60°N to 45°N; 50°W
Maximum Reported Size: 64 mm
Distribution: Greenland: West Greenland; Canada: Newfoundland Banks
References: Verkrüzen (1881b) M; Posselt & Jensen (1899) N; Golikov (1980) s

Buccinum undatum var. fasciata Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1912, p. 113
[Not available]
Type Locality: Not stated
Comments: Named as an infrasubspecific color variety.

Buccinum undatum var. flexuosa Jeffreys, 1867a, p. 286
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Hebrides, Orkneys, and Shetland [Shetland (Warén 1980)]
References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s

Buccinum imperiale Reeve, 1846f,  pl. 2, fig. 8
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Jeffreys (1867a) s
Comments: A monstrosity of Buccinum undatum fide Jeffreys (1867a).

Buccinum labradorense Reeve, 1846f,  pl. 1, fig. 5
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Labrador
Distribution: Canada: Labrador
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum labyrinthus Gmelin, 1791, p. 3486, [Seb. Mus. 3, pl. 57, f. t; Martini, 1777, pl. 120, fig. 1103]
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Scheveningen Hollandiae
Maximum Reported Size: 56 mm
References: Pastorino & Kantor (1998) sTM
Comments: Based on a deformed specimen.

Buccinum undatum var. Buccinum littoralis King, 1846, p. 250, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Northumberland, Durham, Sunderland [England]
Maximum Reported Size: 73 mm
References: King (1846) M; Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum undatum var. Buccinum magnum King, 1846, p. 248, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Northumberland and Durham [England], 15-40 fathoms
Maximum Reported Size: 114 mm
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum meridionale Verkrüzen, 1884, 
[Synonym]
Distribution: Canada: Newfoundland
References: Golikov (1980) s; Alexeyev (2003)

Buccinum obtusicostatum Brögger, 1901, 
[Synonym]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum parvulum Kobelt, 1876, 
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Verkrüzen
References: Golikov (1980) s; Alexeyev (2003)

Buccinum undatum var. paupercula Jeffreys, 1867a, p. 286
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Southampton and Ipswich

Buccinum undatum v. Buccinum pelagica King, 1846, p. 240, not figured
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Northumberland and Durham [England], 15-80 fathoms
Maximum Reported Size: 117 mm
References: King (1846) M; Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s; Alexeyev (2003)
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Buccinum planum Verkrüzen, 1878, 
[Synonym]
References: Thorson (1941) s
Comments: Nude name in Verkrüzen (1875a).

Buccinum pyramidale Reeve, 1847a,  pl. 13, fig. 104
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Unknown
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum reticulatum G. Perry, 1811a, 
[Synonym]
References: Deshayes (1844) s; Petit (2003)

Buccinum schneideri Verkrüzen, 1885, 
[Synonym]
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s; Alexeyev (2003)

Buccinum solutum Hermann, 1781, p. 53-54, pl. 2, figs. 3-4
[Synonym]
Attributed to: Dillwyn (1817)
Type Locality: Courtagnon
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s

Buccinum striatum Pennant, 1777, p. 121, pl. 74, fig. 91
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Britain
Maximum Reported Size: 90 mm
References: Pennant (1777) M; Golikov (1980) s
Comments: Non Müller, 1774.
Combining Genera:  Tritonium

Buccinum tenerum J. de C. Sowerby, 1825, 
[Synonym]
References: Golikov (1980) s

Buccinum undulatum Mayo, 1832, 
[Synonym]
References: Golikov (1980) s

Buccinum variabile Verkrüzen, 1881c, p. 297, 300-301
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Syrtis Terrae novae
References: Golikov (1980) s

Buccina Canaliculata vulgare da Costa, 1778, p. 122-124, pl. 6, fig. 6
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Britain
References: Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s; Alexeyev (2003)

Buccinum zealandicum Reeve, 1846f,  pl. 4, fig. 28
[Synonym]
Type Locality: New Zealand [in error]
References: Golikov (1980) s

Buccinum zetlandicum Forbes, 1835, p. 593, text-fig. 62
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Zetland
Maximum Reported Size: 75 mm
References: Forbes (1835) M; Dautzenberg & Fischer (1912) s


Partial List of References

Broderip, W. J. 1830. Descriptions of two new species of Buccinum, from the English and Irish Seas Zoological Journal 5 44-46, pl. 3. [Stated date: -- Feb 1830.]
da Costa, E. M. 1778. British Conchology  xii + 254 + viii, pl. 17. [Stated date: -- --- 1778; true date: post 22 Jun.]
Dautzenberg, P. and H. Fischer. 1912. Mollusques provenant des campagnes de l'Hirondelle et de la Princess-Alice dans les Mers du Nord Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques du Prince de Monaco 37 631 pp., 2 maps, 11 plates. [Stated date: 15 Jun 1912.]
Forbes, E. 1835. Records of the results of dredging. No. 2., Including notices of species of Patélla, of Búccinum, and of Lìma Magazine of Natural History 8 591-594. [Stated date: -- Nov 1835.]
Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6) 3021-3910. Lipsiae.
Hermann, J. 1781. Erster Brief über einiger Conchylien an den Herausgeber Der Naturforscher 16 50-56, pl. 2.
Jeffreys, J. G. 1867. British conchology British Conchology 4 [ii] + 486 pp., frontispiece, 8 pls. John Van Voorst: London.
King, W. 1846. An account of some shells and other invertebrate forms found on the coast of Northumberland and of Durham Annals and Magazine of Natural History 18 233-251. [Stated date: -- Oct 1846.]
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden].
Pennant, T. 1777. British Zoology British Zoology 4 xviii + 156, 93 pls. Benj. White: London. [True date: post 01 Mar.]
Reeve, L. 1846. Monograph of the genus Buccinum Conchologia Iconica 3 pls. 1-12
Reeve, L. 1847. Monograph of the genus Buccinum Conchologia Iconica 3 pls. 13-14
Sars, G. O. 1878. Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges Artktische Fauna. I. Mollusca Regionis Articae Norvegiae  xvi + 466 pp., 1 map, pls. 1-34, I-XVIII. Bro/gger: Christiania.
Verkruzen, T. A. 1878. Zur Fauna von Neu-Schotland (Nova Scotia) und Neufundland Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 5 208-230.
Verkrüzen, T. A. 1881. Zusammenstellung der Buccinen der nördlichen Hemisphäre Nachrichtsblatt der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 13 42-44. [Stated date: -- Mar 1881.]
Verkrüzen, T. A. 1881. Buccinum, L Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft 8 279-301.

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