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Lirabuccinum dirum

(Reeve, 1846)

Dire Whelk

GNRUnranked Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.971298
Element CodeIMGASZS010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMollusca
ClassGastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyBuccinidae
GenusLirabuccinum
Synonyms
Buccinum dirumReeve, 1846
Concept Reference
Callomon P., and A. Lawless. 2013. On the recent members of the genus Lirabuccinum Vermeij, 1991 in the northern Pacific, with description of a new species (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Venus 71(1-2):13-27.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (15)
Alaska (15)
AreaForestAcres
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
FrostyTongass National Forest39,941
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
Outer IslandsTongass National Forest99,862
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Suemez IslandTongass National Forest19,903
References (3)
  1. Callomon P., and A. Lawless. 2013. On the recent members of the genus <i>Lirabuccinum </i>Vermeij, 1991 in the northern Pacific, with description of a new species (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). Venus 71(1-2):13-27.
  2. Turgeon, D. D., J. F. Quinn, Jr., A. E. Bogan, E. V. Coan, F. G. Hochberg, W. G. Lyons, P. M. Mikkelsen, R. J. Neves, C. F. E. Roper, G. Rosenberg, B. Roth, A. Scheltema, F. G. Thompson, M. Vecchione, and J. D. Williams. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Mollusks. 2nd Edition. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26, Bethesda, Maryland. 526 pp.
  3. WoRMS Editorial Board. 2020. World Register of Marine Species. Available: http://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ (accessed 12 Feb 2020)