Beringius turtoni
Species
Photographer / copyright holder
Steve Wilkinson
Specimen collected by Celia Pain collection from Dogger Bank. Length = 106mm.
Beringius turtoni
<em>Beringius turtoni</em> (Bean, 1834)
Beringius turtoni
Distribution and status
The map provided here shows the distribution of the species based on Conchological Society data.
Ecology and behaviour
Lives on muddy bottoms.
Similar species
- Buccinum undatum Sinuous vertical costae, a strong, short siphonal canal
- Neptunea antiqua Sculpture usually fine spiral lines and ridges, heavier shell
- Volutopsius norwegicus Very little sculpture, thin periostracum, porcellaneous shell
Key identification features
- Columnar apical whorls
- Corded sculpture
- Yellowish green periostracum
Taxon version key
[NBNSYS0000179760]
Sort order
2890
Taxonomic group
Marine snail
Tall, loosely coiled, turreted shell, up to 130mm high. Apex blunt, next few whorls tend to be columnar, last adult whorls rounded, 7-8 in all. Shell lightweight. Sculpture of numerous shallow cords with growth lines. Shell whitish, with a yellowish green periostracum which may be rubbed off. Mouth D shaped, the siphonal canal barely present. The adult outer lip may be slightly flared, the inner lip is covered by a thin callus. Narrow and broad forms exist.