Norway Whelk

Volutopsius norwegicus

General Status Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Common Name: 
Norway Whelk
Scientific Name: 
Volutopsius norwegicus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Mollusc (Marine Gastropod)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Mollusca
Class: 
Gastropoda
Order: 
Neogastropoda
Family: 
Buccinidae
References: 
B102
Habitat
marine canadian arctic specimens found on mud and clay at depths of 15 to 45m (elsewhere in arctic from 15 to 650m)
References: 
B102
Distribution

Area of Occupancy

Score: 
-
Threats

Intrinsic Vulnerability

Score: 
-
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Not Ranked (Not Assessed)
Status Rank Description: 
- found in NU waters; not NT
Last Updated: 
January 7, 2008

References

Habitat

  • Macpherson E (1971) The Marine Molluscs of Arctic Canada. National Museums of Canada Publications in Biological Oceanography No. 3 RWED Library Call #QL429.M3 - B102 Return

Taxonomy

  • Macpherson E (1971) The Marine Molluscs of Arctic Canada. National Museums of Canada Publications in Biological Oceanography No. 3 RWED Library Call #QL429.M3 - B102 Return