Lightning whelk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The lightning whelk , scientific name Busycon perversum , is an edible species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the busycon wh...
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Knobbed Whelks, Channeled Whelks, Lightning Whelks. Living and shells only. Egg cases and aquarium photos. ... Channeled Whelks ... Channeled Whelks Surfacing...
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www.okeefes.org/Whelks/Whelks.htm
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Whelks in Maine have traditionally been landed as an incidental by-catch of the lobster fishery, with only a handful of harvesters utilizing specially designed whelk traps in a directed effort. The product is typically shipped live for mostly ethnic (oriental) markets in Boston and New York City.
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www.maine.gov/dmr/rm/whelks.html
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Most often, these whelks eat clams--usually one a month. With its large foot, the whelk pries open the clam's shell. Then, with the clam shell held open by the edge of its own shell, the whelk sends its proboscis and toothed, tongue-like radula inside to rasp and eat the softer "meat."
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www.assateague.com/lt-whelk.html
www.assateague.com/lt-whelk.html
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While both the knobbed whelk and the lightning whelk have knobs on the edge of each whorl, the knobbed whelks on Assateague beach can be distinguished from the lightning whelks mainly by their right-sided openings (most gastropods are "right-sided") and their slightly larger knobs.
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Whelks occur worldwide. Most are cold-water species, which tend to be larger and less colourful than those of the tropics. The common northern whelk (Buccinum undatum) has a stout pale shell about 8 cm (3 inches) long and is abundant in North Atlantic waters.
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www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/641723/whelk
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Diet: Knobbed Whelks eat clams. They open the clam with their hard shell, and insert their long proboscis. They eat using a radula, a rough tongue-like organ that has thousands of tiny denticles (tooth-like protrusions).
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollus...
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The whelks are large marine snail having a thick-lipped spiral shell with many protuberances. The whelks are located in temperate waters. Whelks are both scavengers and carnivores which feeds on crabs, lobsters, and other shellfish.
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webpages.shepherd.edu/PVILA/Oceanography/welks.html
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This latter point, the abundance of juvenile whelks in reef aquaria, causes some further complications. Whelks are, in general, very long-lived animals and estimates of adult ages in the three to four decade range are fairly frequent.
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