Family Buccinidae (Whelks)

Buccinum undatum
picture By JIM GREENFIELD

Euthria cornea
picture By Josep Vilanova

Genus

Taxon	Vernacular name (ENG)	Photos
Aeneator (15)		0
Afer (8)		0
Afrocominella (2)		0
Aidemofusus (1)		0
Americominella (3)		0
Ancistrolepis (6)		0
Anomacme (1)		0
Anomalisipho (5)		0
Antarctodomus (2)		0
Antarctoneptunea (2)		0
Antistreptus (5)		0
Argeneuthria (5)		0
Aulacofusus (10)		0
Austrofusus (3)		0
Bathyancistrolepis (1)		0
Bathybuccinum (5)		0
Bathydomus (3)		0
Bayerius (4)		0
Beringius (12)		0
Buccinulum (14)		0
Buccinum (132)		1
Buccipagoda (3)		0
Burnupena (7)		0
Busycoarctum (1)		0
Busycon (1)	Whelks	0
Busycotypus (1)		0
Calagrassor (9)		0
Calliloncha (4)		0
Cavineptunea (2)		0
Chauvetia (44)		0
Chickcharnea (1)		0
Chlanidota (9)		0
Chlanidotella (1)		0
Chlanificula (1)		0
Clinopegma (7)		0
Colus (21)		0
Cominella (22)		0
Corneobuccinum (1)		0
Drepanodontus (1)		0
Eclectofusus (1)		0
Enigmaticolus (3)		0
Eosipho (1)		0
Euthrenopsis (3)		0
Euthria (39)		2
Euthriostoma (1)		0
Falsimacme (1)		0
Falsimohnia (7)		0
Falsitromina (5)		0
Fascinus (1)		0
Fax (4)		0
Fulguropsis (7)		0
Fusinella (1)		0
Fusipagoda (4)		0
Gaillea (4)		0
Germonea (1)		0
Glypteuthria (2)		0
Godfreyena (1)		0
Habevolutopsius (4)		0
Helicofusus (1)		0
Iosepha		0
Janiopsis		0
Japelion (7)		0
Japeuthria (2)		0
Jerrybuccinum (3)		0
Kelletia (2)		0
Kryptos (2)		0
Largisipho		0
Latisipho (13)		0
Lindafulgur (2)		0
Liomesus (2)		0
Lirabuccinum (4)		0
Loochooia		0
Lusitromina (2)		0
Lussivolutopsius (10)		0
Manaria (28)		0
Meteuthria (7)		0
Micrologus (1)		0
Mohnia (9)		0
Muffinbuccinum (1)		0
Neancistrolepis (2)		0
Neobuccinum (1)		0
Neptunea (69)		0
Nicema (1)		0
Odontobasis		0
Ornatoconcha (1)		0
Ovulatibuccinum (3)		0
Parabuccinum (5)		0
Paracalliloncha (1)		0
Parancistrolepis (2)		0
Pareuthria (10)		0
Parficulina (1)		0
Penion (8)		0
Phaenomenella (9)		0
Plicibuccinum (2)		0
Plicifusus (15)		0
Preangeria (1)		0
Probuccinum (6)		0
Proneptunea (6)		0
Prosipho (31)		0
Pseudoliomesus (4)		0
Pseudoneptunea (1)		0
Ptychosalpinx (1)		0
Pyrulofusus (4)		0
Retifusus (14)		0
Retimohnia (13)		0
Savatieria (6)		0
Serratifusus (5)		0
Sinistrofulgur (4)		0
Siphonalia (22)		0
Spikebuccinum (1)		0
Strebela (1)		0
Sulcosinus (1)		0
Tacita (1)		0
Tasmeuthria (2)		0
Thalassoplanes (1)		0
Thermosipho (6)		0
Thysanobuccinum (2)		0
Troschelia (1)		0
Truncaria (2)		0
Turrisipho (5)		0
Turrivolutopsius (1)		0
Volutharpa (4)		0
Volutopsion (4)		0
Volutopsius (9)		0

Species

Species profile

Is marine

Vernacular names for family Buccinidae


Language	Name	Source
Dutch; Flemish	wulken	Worms
English	whelks, buccinum whelks	Worms, Worms
French	buccinidés	Worms
German	Hornschnecken	Worms
Japanese	エゾバイ	Worms
Swedish	valthornssnäckor	Worms

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