WoRMS name details
Buccinum gadusensis Fraussen & Terryn, 2021
1544959 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1544959)
unaccepted (wrong gender agreement of specific epithet)
Species
Buccinum elongatum Verkrüzen, 1881 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Buccinum elongatum Röding, 1798, and several others; B. gadusensis is a replacement name
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fraussen K. & Terryn Y. (2021). How well are the northern whelks known? On the history of Donovan's Whelk, <i>Buccinum donovani</i> Gray, 1839 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae). <em>Gloria Maris.</em> 60(3): 145-163.
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Etymology Buccinum gadusensis nom. nov. is named after Gadus, the type genus of the Gadidae, now
comprising the typical codfish, but...
comprising the typical codfish, but...
Etymology Buccinum gadusensis nom. nov. is named after Gadus, the type genus of the Gadidae, now
comprising the typical codfish, but in the past also other Gadidae. The types collected by Verkrüzen in the summer of 1880 and most of the other specimens we studied were caught by fishermen looking for cod [details]
comprising the typical codfish, but in the past also other Gadidae. The types collected by Verkrüzen in the summer of 1880 and most of the other specimens we studied were caught by fishermen looking for cod [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Buccinum gadusensis Fraussen & Terryn, 2021. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1544959 on 2025-05-09
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Etymology Buccinum gadusensis nom. nov. is named after Gadus, the type genus of the Gadidae, nowcomprising the typical codfish, but in the past also other Gadidae. The types collected by Verkrüzen in the summer of 1880 and most of the other specimens we studied were caught by fishermen looking for cod [details]