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Buckie

Neptunea antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The buckie (Neptunea antiqua) is a species in the family Buccinidae, order Neogastropoda.

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Quick facts about the buckie

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the buckie live?

Not recorded

Is the buckie endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the buckie classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderNeogastropoda
  5. familyBuccinidae
  6. genusNeptunea
  7. SpeciesNeptunea antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Buccinum magnum, Fusus antiquus, Fusus antiquus var. alba, Fusus antiquus var. gracilis, Fusus antiquus var. striata, Fusus antiquus var. ventricosa, Fusus babylonicus, Murex antiquus, Neptunea antiqua, Neptunea antiqua striata, Neptunea antiqua var. kobelti, Neptunea antiqua var. media, Neptunea antiqua var. striata, Neptunea despecta var. striata, Tritonium antiquum, Tritonium antiquum var. originalis

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Ancient neptuneEnglish
  • Ancient neptune snailEnglish
  • Ancient whelkEnglish
  • Common spindle snailEnglish
  • Neptune snailEnglish
  • Red whelkEnglish
  • cornetaAsturian
  • neptunka antickáCzech
  • rødkonkDanish
  • SpindelschneckeGerman
  • 유럽산매물고둥Korean
  • noordhorenDutch
  • Античная нептунеаRussian
  • neptúnka severskáSlovak
  • neptunussnäckaSwedish
  • gemeine SpindelschneckeGerman
  • Gemeines NeptunshornGerman
  • gewone noordhorenDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the buckie

Other species in the same genus Neptunea.

Lyre whelk

Neptunea lyrata

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

Fat whelk

Neptunea ventricosa

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

Ezo neptune

Neptunea polycostata

BuccinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the buckie?

The buckie (Neptunea antiqua) belongs to the family Buccinidae in the order Neogastropoda.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Buckie (Neptunea antiqua). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/buckie

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BibTeX
@misc{buckie_2026,
  title = {Buckie (Neptunea antiqua)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/buckie},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}