True whelks [Buccinum]

Description

True whelks of the genus Buccinum are medium to large, sturdy gastropods found in cold waters of the Northern Hemisphere. They have a distinctive spiral shell with a high apex and a deep siphonal canal. These carnivorous snails primarily feed on other invertebrates.

Species

Common whelk [Buccinum undatum]

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Red whelk [Neptunea antiqua]

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Channeled whelk [Busycotypus canaliculatus]

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Knobbed whelk [Busycon carica]

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Taxonomy