Biology:Buccinum leucostoma
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Short description: Species of gastropod
| Buccinum leucostoma | |
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| Two shells of Buccinum leucostoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Tudiclidae |
| Genus: | Buccinum |
| Species: | B. leucostoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Buccinum leucostoma Lischke, 1872
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Buccinum leucostoma, commonly known as the yellow-mouth buccinum, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
Description
The size of the shell of an adult varies between 55 mm and 120 mm. The snail's salivary glands contains the toxin tetramine (tetramethylammonium ion).[2] The male shell tends to be smaller and more slender than the female shell. The interior of the peristome in male specimens is characterised by a reddish orange colour, while in female specimens it is whitish or yellowish.[3]
Distribution
This species is found in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan.
References
- ↑ Buccinum leucostoma Lischke, 1872. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 June 2011.
- ↑ Kawashima, Y.; Nagashima, Y.; Shiomi, K. (2004). "Determination of tetramine in marine gastropods by liquid chromatography/Electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry". Toxicon 44 (2): 185–191. doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2004.05.020. PMID 15246768. Bibcode: 2004Txcn...44..185K. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041010104002302.
- ↑ Tiba Ranzi, Sexual dimorphism in some species of Buccinidae; The malacological society of Japan, 11(2–3), 87–94, 1941-11-25, 1941
External links
- "Buccinum leucostoma" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_3261.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q4982439 entry
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