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''Buccinum mirandum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. There are two subspecies : * ''Buccinum mirandum mirandum'' Smith, 1875 * ''Buccinum mirandum picturatum'' Dall, 1887 ==Description== The shell grows to a length of 45 mm. It is white with a creamy or brownish tint and is covered with rusty brown spots. The body whorl has five, hardy perceptible spiral ribs, with the upper one somewhat nodose. The surface is puckered below the suture. The surface has a fine sculpture with minute spiral lines mingled with coarser lines. The aperture is ovate and oblong and its interior is brownish ochraceous. The outer lip is white.〔(Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, vol. LIX, part II, page 245, April 1889 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Buccinum mirandum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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