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Knobbed Whelk

Busycon carica

Also known as: Giant Sea Snail, North Atlantic Whelk, True Whelk, Whel, Whelk

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@toodive4 · Riding Rock Inn, Bahamas · March 20121 / 1
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Overview

Found on intertidal creeks, and reef flats, fringed by subtidal channels, and oyster reefs.
They feed on clams, oysters, and scallops.

These shells are spindle shaped in an elongated spire.
They are also carnivores using the lip of its shell, synchronous with its foot, to penetrate, break off and force open the valves of its prey.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic
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Found on intertidal creeks, and reef flats, fringed by subtidal channels, and oyster reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classGastropoda
    4. orderNeogastropoda
    5. familyBusyconidae
    6. genusBusycon
    7. speciesBusycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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