Buccinulum vittatum facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Buccinulum vittatum
A shell of Buccinulum vittatum vittatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Buccinidae
Subfamily:	Buccininae
Tribe:	Buccinulini
Genus:	Buccinulum
Species:	B. vittatum
Binomial name
Buccinulum vittatum vittatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms
Buccinulum (Euthrena) heteromorphum Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) heteromorphum bucknilli Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) heteromorphum heteromorphum Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) kaikouraense Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) maketuense Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) motutaraense Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) strebeli Suter, 1908 Buccinulum (Euthrena) strebeli exsculptum Powell, 1929 Buccinulum (Euthrena) strebeli mestayerae Powell, 1929 Buccinulum heteromorphum Powell, 1929 Buccinulum heteromorphum bucknilli Powell, 1929 Buccinulum heteromorphum heteromorphum Powell, 1929 Buccinulum kaikouraense Powell, 1929 Buccinulum maketuense Powell, 1929 Buccinulum motutaraense Powell, 1929 Buccinulum strebeli exsculptum Powell, 1929 Buccinulum strebeli mestayerae Powell, 1929 Buccinulum vittatum vittatum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)· accepted, alternate representation Buccinum trileatum Reeve, 1846 Euthria littorinoides costulata Suter, 1913 Euthria martensiana Hutton, 1878 Euthria strebeli Suter, 1908 Fusus vittatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 (basionym) Pisania flavescens Hutton, 1884

Buccinulum vittatum is a type of sea snail. It is a marine (ocean) mollusc that belongs to the whelk family, called Buccinidae. These snails are a kind of gastropod, which means they have a single shell and move around on a muscular foot.

Where Does This Snail Live?

This special snail is found only in New Zealand. It lives all around the main islands and even as far south as the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands. Scientists first wrote about and documented this species in 1833. The scientists who first described it were Jean René Constant Quoy and Joseph Paul Gaimard.

How Scientists Classify This Snail

Scientists group living things into different categories based on their features and DNA. This helps us understand how different species are related.

• Changing Classifications: For a while, scientists thought there were four different types, or subspecies, of Buccinulum vittatum. These were named B. v. vittatum, B. v. bicinctum, B. colensoi, and B. v. littorinoides.
• New Discoveries: However, with more study of their shells and genetics (their DNA), scientists now believe these are all just variations of the same single species. This shows how science is always learning new things!

What Does the Snail Look Like?

The shell of Buccinulum vittatum is usually about 25 millimeters (about 1 inch) long.

See also

In Spanish: Buccinulum vittatum para niños