Barbitonia arthritica
Barbitonia arthritica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Buccinidae |
Genus: | Barbitonia |
Species: | B. arthritica |
Binomial name | |
Barbitonia arthritica (Bernardi, 1857) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Barbitonia arthritica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
There is one subspecies: Barbitonia arthritica arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858)
Distribution
This species occurs in the Black Sea.
Toxicity
B arthritica contains toxic tetramethylammonium salts (referred to as "tetramine" in this context) in its tissues, especially the salivary gland, and has the potential to cause human poisoning.[2][3]
References
- 1 2 Bouchet, P.; Fraussen, K. (2014). Barbitonia arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=491392 on 2014-10-23
- ↑ M. Asano and M. Itoh (1960). "Salivary poison of a marine gastropod, Neptunea arthritica Bernardi, and the seasonal variation of its toxicity." Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 90 674-688.
- ↑ U. Anthoni, L. Bohlin, C. Larsen, P. Nielsen, N. H. Nielsen, and C. Christophersen (1989). "Tetramine: Occurrence in marine organisms and pharmacology." Toxicon 27 707-716.
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