double-sculptured neptune; Neptunea intersculpta
A species of whelk; a biological taxon name. Used primarily in marine biology and shell collecting contexts.
The double-sculptured neptune is a type of sea snail that lives in deep waters around Hokkaido.
エゾボラ (Neptunea polycostata) is a related whelk species; エゾボラモドキ is named as a 'pseudo' or similar-looking species.
Standard katakana spelling for this species name.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly used in taxonomic contexts; the word is usually written in kana.
Compound of 蝦夷 (Ezo, old name for Hokkaido) + 法螺 (bora, whelk) + 擬き (modoki, pseudo/imitation), referring to a whelk species resembling the Ezo whelk.