the North Atlantic. Most whelks belong to the family Buccinidae and are known as "true whelks." Others, such as the dog whelk, belong to several sea snail...
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The dog whelk, dogwhelk, or Atlantic dogwinkle (Nucella lapillus) is a species of predatory sea snail, a carnivorous marine gastropod in the family Muricidae...
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The knobbed whelk (Busycon carica) is a species of very large predatory sea snail, or in the US, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae...
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Sinistrofulgur perversum (redirect from Lightning Whelk)
lightning whelk, is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. This species...
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Busycon (redirect from Busycon whelk)
Busyconinae. These snails are commonly known in the United States as whelks or Busycon whelks. Less commonly they are loosely, and somewhat misleadingly, called...
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Buccinum undatum (redirect from Common whelk)
undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks". This species is a familiar...
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Busycotypus canaliculatus (redirect from Channeled whelk)
commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae...
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Rapana venosa (redirect from Rapa whelk)
name the veined rapa whelk or Asian rapa whelk, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc or whelk, in the family Muricidae...
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Frank Welker (redirect from Frank Whelker)
Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor. He began his career in the 1960s, and holds over 860 film, television, and video game...
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Tenguella marginalba (redirect from Mulberry whelk)
the mulberry whelk and is found in shallow waters in the Indo-Pacific and around the north and east coasts of Australia. The mulberry whelk has a strong...
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Pyrazus ebeninus (redirect from Hercules club mud whelk)
ebeninus, commonly known as Hercules club mud whelk, mud whelk, Hercules club whelk, or Hercules whelk, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod...
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Nucella lamellosa (redirect from Wrinkled purple whelk)
Nucella lamellosa, commonly known as the frilled dogwinkle or wrinkled purple whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae...
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Neptunea lyrata (redirect from Lyre whelk)
by the common names New England Neptune, wrinkled whelk, ribbed Neptune, inflated whelk, lyre whelk or lyre Neptune, is a species of large sea snail,...
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Neptunea antiqua (redirect from Red whelk)
name the red whelk, is a species of Northeast Atlantic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. N. antiqua resembles...
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Kelletia kelletii (redirect from Kellet’s whelk)
kelletii, common name Kellet's whelk, is a species of large sea snail, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the whelk family Austrosiphonidae. Kelletia...
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Penion maximus (redirect from Giant whelk)
is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, commonly known as giant whelk or great whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Austrosiphonidae...
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Fulguropsis spirata (redirect from Pear whelk)
commonly known as pear whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. The species is also occasionally...
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Buccinum abyssorum (redirect from Shingled whelk)
common name the shingled whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Buccinum abyssorum Verrill...
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Lirabuccinum dirum (redirect from Dire whelk)
dire whelk, the spindle shell or the spindle whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tudiclidae, the true whelks. It...
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Penion sulcatus (redirect from Northern siphon whelk)
predatory marine snail or whelk, commonly called the northern siphon whelk or kākara nui in Māori, belonging to the whelk family Austrosiphonidae. Penion...
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Otter Mound Preserve (section Whelk shell terracing)
had occupied the property until 1997. Otter is credited for the unique whelk shell terraces that define the preserve’s signature man-made feature. The...
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Cominella maculosa (redirect from Spotted whelk)
name the spotted whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae, the true whelks. The length of the...
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Cominella glandiformis (redirect from Mud whelk)
Cominella glandiformis, the mud whelk or mud-flat whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. It...
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Pyrulofusus deformis (redirect from Warped whelk)
common name the warped whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This species attains a...
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includes white shell beads hand-fashioned from the North Atlantic channeled whelk shell and white and purple beads made from the quahog or Western North Atlantic...
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Cominella adspersa (redirect from Speckled whelk)
Cominella adspersa, the speckled whelk or kawari in Maori, is a predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. The length...
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Tritia reticulata (redirect from Netted dog whelk)
the "netted dog whelk", is a species of small European sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the dog whelks or nassa mud snails...
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Neptunea pribiloffensis (redirect from Pribilof whelk)
common name the Pribilof whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. This species attains a...
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Penion mandarinus (redirect from Waite's buccinum whelk)
mandarin penion, southern siphon whelk or Waite's buccinum whelk, is a species of medium-to-large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc...
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sazae Tectus niloticus Many species of whelks, Buccinidae, including: Channeled whelk Lightning whelk Knobbed whelk Other sea snail groups: Bullacta exarata...
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