Economic mollusca of Acadia economicmollusca00gano Year: 1889 THE ECOXOMIC MOLLUSCA OF ACADIA. 35 WOKKS OF ReFEKENCE. E. Ingersoll. '^ History and Present Condition of the Fishery Industries,' U. S. 10th Census, pp. 23'^-233; also, 'Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals,' p. 697. 6. Bucciuum iiudatiim Linna?us. Whelk, Long Whelk. [Buccinum, a trumpet; widatum, waved.] DiSTRiBUTioi<r. (a) Geyieral;—Above low-water mark to six hundred and fifty fathoms (Verrill); New Jersey to Arctic Ocean and around North Atlantic to Great Britain and France. (b) In Acadia;—(in N. B.) abundant everywhe
Economic mollusca of Acadia economicmollusca00gano Year: 1889 THE ECOXOMIC MOLLUSCA OF ACADIA. 35 WOKKS OF ReFEKENCE. E. Ingersoll. '^ History and Present Condition of the Fishery Industries,' U. S. 10th Census, pp. 23'^-233; also, 'Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals,' p. 697. 6. Bucciuum iiudatiim Linna?us. Whelk, Long Whelk. [Buccinum, a trumpet; widatum, waved.] DiSTRiBUTioi<r. (a) Geyieral;—Above low-water mark to six hundred and fifty fathoms (Verrill); New Jersey to Arctic Ocean and around North Atlantic to Great Britain and France. (b) In Acadia;—(in N. B.) abundant everywhere on Char- lotte County Coast; Northumberland Strait, Wliiteaves. (In N. S.) Annapolis Basin, moderately abundant, Verhruzen\ whole coast, Jones. Prince Edward Island, Dawson. Probably abundant around the entire coast of the three provinces, Habits. It lias beeu considered by some writers that our commou shore Whelk is not the same species as the Buccinum undatum of Europe. But those who have given the question the most recent and most careful study consider them identical; and in any event, it does not matter for our present purpose which is the case. They are so neai'ly alike in all respects that they are one so far as their uses to man are concerned. As would be expected from the great variety of conditions as to temperature, depth, freshness of water, etc., under which it is found, this species is quite variable in form, size and color. Yet it presents characteristics which enable it to be alwaj^s readily distinguished when once a student becomes acquaint- ed with it. The only littoral shell with which it can be confounded is Purpura lapillus. But, unless quite young, it is much larger than the latter, an average size being three inches in length, o Fig. 6.—Buccinum undatum. Natural size.
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