Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot), 1786 is a animal in the Cymatiidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot), 1786

Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot), 1786

Argobuccinum pustulosum is a large-shelled marine snail species with a swollen, varix-marked shell.

Family
Genus
Argobuccinum
Order
Littorinimorpha
Class
Gastropoda

About Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot), 1786

The species Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot), 1786 has a large, swollen shell marked by prominent varices. For one of its synonyms, Argobuccinum proditor tristanense, the maximum recorded shell length is 80 mm. This same synonym has a minimum recorded depth of 0 meters and a maximum recorded depth of 280 meters.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Mollusca Gastropoda Littorinimorpha Cymatiidae Argobuccinum

More from Cymatiidae

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