(Say, 1826)
Neptunea decemcostata
Ten-ridged Whelk
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Neogastropoda
Family:
Buccinidae
ANSP 263033
Shell Information
Length (mm): 75-100
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
The Ten-ridged Whelk has a relatively fat shell shape. It is named for the ten pronounced spiral ribs found on the body whorl. Typically three of these ribs will continue on the whorls of the spire. These shells are usually yellowish gray to white with a darker red color on the ridges.
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Nova Scotia to Massachusets
Depth (m):
4 to 1207 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Moderately shallow water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Neptunea decemcostata (Say, 1826). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491164 on 2021-06-23
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/