Buccinum

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Buccinum

a genus of gastropods whose shells reach a height of 16 cm. There are 65 species, distributed from the littoral to abyssal zones in temperate and frigid oceanic waters of the northern hemisphere. The mollusks are saprophages and predators. Their development does not include pelagic larvae. Buccinum are hunted for their beautiful shells and for the edible muscular outgrowth of their ventral wall.

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No references found			Development and effect of female size on egg and juvenile production in the Neogastropod Buccinum cyaneum from the Saguenay fjord. Effect of food concentration on protein and carbohydrate production ... by Miloslavich, Patricia; Lawrence, John M.; Schiopu, Daniela; Klein, Eduardo / Journal of Shellfish Research Aspects of the neurophysiology of Buccinum undatum L. Activity in the pallial nerve of knobbed (Busycon carica) and ... by Magel, Christopher; Wakefield, Kirstin; Targett, Nancy; Brill, Richard / Fishery Bulletin Eupleura caudata: MacKenzie 1961; Buccinum isaotakii: Ilano et al. The effects of female size on fecundity in a large marine gastropod ... by Kilduff, Catherine Ware / Journal of Shellfish Research			Bubnov, Aleksandr Pavlovich Bubnov, Andrei Bubnov, Andrei Sergeevich Bubnov, Ivan Bubnov, Ivan Grigorevich Bubnov, Sergei Bubnov, Sergei Nikolaevich Bubo bubonic plague Bubrik, Samuil Bubrik, Samuil Davydovich Bubrikh, Dmitrii Bubrikh, Dmitrii Vladimirovich bubulum oil Buçaco Bucaramanga bucaramangite Bucareli y Ursúa, Antonio María buccal cavity buccal gland buccaneer Buccaneer Days Buccaneer State Park Buccinacea Buccinidae Buccinum Bucconidae Bucentaur Bucephalus Bucer, Martin Bucerotidae Buch, Christian Leopold, Freiherr von Buch, Leopold Bucha Buchach Buchach Peace of 1672 Buchak Strata Buchan Buchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir Buchanan Buchanan County Buchanan's Birthplace State Park Buchanan, Daisy Buchanan, David Buchanan, Franklin Buchanan, George Buchanan, James Buchanan, James M. Buchanan, James McGill Buchanan, Tom Buchans			Buccaneer State Park buccaneering buccaneering Buccaneerish Buccaneers Buccaneers Buccaneers Association of Nigeria Buccanneer Buccanneer Buccastem Buccastem Buccentaur Buccentaur bucci- Buccinacea Buccinal buccinator buccinator Buccinator artery Buccinator artery Buccinator branch buccinator muscle buccinator muscle buccinator muscle Buccinator nerve buccinators buccinators Buccinidae Buccinidae Buccinoid Buccinum bucco- bucco-occlusal Bucco-Pharyngectomie Transmaxillaire Buccoaxiogingival buccoclusion buccogingival buccolabial buccolingual buccolingual relationship buccolingual relationship buccolingual relationship buccolingual stress buccolingual stress buccolingual stress buccolingual stress buccolingual, of teeth plane buccolingual, of teeth plane buccolingual, of teeth plane buccolingual, of teeth plane buccolinguomasticatory triad Bucconidae Bucconidae buccopharyngeal buccopharyngeal antiseptics Buccopharyngeal fascia Buccopharyngeal membrane buccostomy buccotomy buccoversion BUCCS

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