Barbitonia arthritica

Barbitonia arthritica
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]
  • Barbitonia arthritica lurida (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Fusus arthriticus Valenciennes, 1858 (original combination)
  • Neptunea arthritica (Valenciennes, 1858)
  • Neptunea arthritica var. asamusi Nomura & Hatai, 1937
  • Neptunea arthritica var. matusima Nomura & Hatai, 1937
  • Neptunea lurida A. Adams, 1863

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. 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
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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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