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Channeled Whelk

Mollusks

Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod in the busycon whelk family Busyconidae.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Carnivore 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Scientific Name
Busycotypus canaliculatus 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Gastropoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Channeled Whelk

In Biome

Marine, Biomes
Source Wikipedia: Busycotypus canaliculatus
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikidata: Channeled Whelk
  • Wikidata Q1017836, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikipedia 'Busycotypus canaliculatus': a very large predatory sea snail
  • Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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2. Wikipedia: Busycotypus canaliculatus
  • system (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae.
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 334722
    It has also been introduced into San Francisco Bay.
  • In Biome: Marine, Lead section
    Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae.
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3. Wikipedia: Busycotypus canaliculatus
WikipediaWikidata Q1017836 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
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