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* Species which are commonly encountered on the beach.




Beringius eyerdami
Beringius eyerdami A.G. Smith, 1959
Eyerdam's Whelk


























Buccinum baerii
with eggs












Buccinum glaciale Buccinum glaciale   Buccinum glaciale
                                                                                                                             This specimen was labeled B. morchianum.
Buccinum glaciale Linnaeus, 1767
A highly variable species. Several other species names are now considered synonyms of B. glaciale, including B. morchianum.
















Buccinum plectrum
Buccinum plectrum Stimpson, 1865
Sinuous Whelk












Buccinum baerii (Middendorff, 1848)
Baer's Buccinum
















Lirabuccinum dirum (Reeve, 1846)
Dire Whelk *
Beringius kennicottii
Beringius kennicottii (Dall, 1871)
Kennicott's Neptune

Lirabuccinum dirum Lirabuccinum dirum Lirabuccinum dirum
                                                  photographed subtidally                                    found intertidally





Lirabuccinum dirum
unusual orange form





Buccinum viridum
Buccinum viridum Dall, 1889
Buccinum strigillatum
Buccinum strigillatum Dall, 1891
Buccinum baerii Buccinum baerii Buccinum baerii
                                                                                                                                                        photographed intertidally
















Neptunea lyrata lyrata Neptunea lyrata lyrata
                                        photographed intertidally, very low tide
Neptunea lyrata lyrata (Lyrata-group) (Gmelin, 1791)
Ridged Whelk











Neptunea ithia Neptunea ithia
Neptunea (Fukuae-group) ithia
(Dall, 1891)
Ithia Neptune
A highly variable species.





Neptunea stilesi
Neptunea stilesi (Stilesi-group)
A.G. Smith, 1968
Inflated Whelk

Gastropods 

Family Buccinidae















Neptunea amianta
Neptunea amianta
(Pribiloffensis-group) (Dall, 1890)
 Alaska Neptune


Neptunea humboldtiana
Neptunea humboldtiana
(Pribiloffensis-group) A.G. Smith, 1971















Neptunea pribiloffensis
Neptunea pribiloffensis
(Pribiloffensis-group) (Dall, 1919)
Pribiloff Whelk
Colus halli
Colus halli (Dall, 1873)
Hall's Whelk














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This page last revised: 1-18-2012

Buccinum scalariforme
Buccinum scalariforme
Moller, 1842
Ladder Whelk

Colus griseus
Colus griseus (Dall, 1889)
Gray Whelk

Volutharpa ampullacea Volutharpa ampullacea Volutharpa ampullacea
                                                                                  all photographed intertidally                                   with eggs    
Volutharpa ampullacea (Middendorff, 1848)
Big-Mouth Whelk
Neptunea tabulata Neptunea tabulata
Neptunea tabulata
(Tabulata-group)
(Baird, 1863)
Tabled Whelk






















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