Lined Whelk

About this species

Buccinulum linea, commonly known as the lined whelk, is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae. It is found only in New Zealand, including the Chatham Islands.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 45 records
February: 29 records
March: 13 records
April: 19 records
May: 23 records
June: 14 records
July: 14 records
August: 18 records
September: 23 records
October: 33 records
November: 24 records
December: 37 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 0–20 m · Deepest record: 36 m

0–10 m: 22 records
10–20 m: 12 records
20–30 m: 5 records
30–40 m: 1 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 12–18 °C

10–12 °C: 4 records
12–14 °C: 33 records
14–16 °C: 10 records
16–18 °C: 84 records
18–20 °C: 1 records

Photos

(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by wild_wind · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) wild_wind, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
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(c) Saryu Mae 前朝琉, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Lined Whelk

Other scientific names: Aeneator (Aeneator) thomsoni, Aeneator thomsoni, Buccinulum (Chathamina) characteristica, Buccinulum (Evarnula) caelatum, Buccinulum (Evarnula) gracillimum, Buccinulum (Evarnula) multilineum, Buccinulum (Evarnula) squalidum, Buccinulum (Evarnula) sufflatum, Buccinulum caelatum, Buccinulum multilineum, Buccinulum squalidum, Buccinulum sufflatum, Buccinulum waitangiensis, Buccinum linea, Cominella striata, Euthria lineata, Fusus chemnitzii, Fusus linea, Fusus lineatus, Murex lineatus, Verconella dubia, Verconella thomsoni

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Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
887 open-data records from 1920 to 2019.
Species data updated October 31, 2026.