Plicifusus minor explained

Plicifusus minor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 57 mm

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Hokkaido and Sakhalin in the Sea of Okhotsk.^[2]

References

• Okutani T. (2017). Family Buccinidae. Pp. 917-939, in: T. Okutani (ed.), Marine Mollusks in Japan, ed. 2. 2 vols. Tokai University Press. 1375 pp.

External links

• Dall, W. H. (1925). Illustrations of unfigured types of shells in the collections of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 66, art. 17, no. 2554: 1-41, pls. 1-36.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Plicifusus minor (Dall, 1925). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1037202 on 2022-11-20
2. Guldin. Vladimir. 2009. Review of the Shell-bearing Gastropods in the Russian Waters of the East Sea (Sea of Japan). III. Caenogastropoda: Neogastropoda. The Korean Journal of Malacology. 3. 4. Korea Science.