Waved Whelk

Found on hard, soft and sludgy bottoms, amongst gravel, rocks and sand substrates of sub-tidal reefs.
They feed by scavenging on small crustaceans, echinoderms, molluscs and worms.
Widespread Arctic, Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean

They lay up to 2000 capsules and each capsule can contain 1000 - 3000 eggs.
Only a small portion of eggs will hatch from each capsule usually 13 - 14 the rest being used for food for the developing embryos.
The juveniles hatch as a fully formed whelk.