Biology:Barbitonia arthritica
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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| Genus: | Barbitonia
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| Species: | B. arthritica
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Barbitonia arthritica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
There is one subspecies: Barbitonia arthritica arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858)
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Black Sea.
Toxicity
B arthritica contains toxic tetramethylammonium salts (referred to as "tetramine" in this context) in its tissues, especially the salivary gland, and has the potential to cause human poisoning.[2][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P.; Fraussen, K. (2014). Barbitonia arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491392 on 2014-10-23
- ↑ M. Asano and M. Itoh (1960). "Salivary poison of a marine gastropod, Neptunea arthritica Bernardi, and the seasonal variation of its toxicity." Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 90 674-688.
- ↑ U. Anthoni, L. Bohlin, C. Larsen, P. Nielsen, N. H. Nielsen, and C. Christophersen (1989). "Tetramine: Occurrence in marine organisms and pharmacology." Toxicon 27 707-716.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6995746 entry
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