Whelk
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Whelks or welks are any of several carnivorous sea snail species with a swirling, tapered shell. Many are eaten by humans, such as the common whelk of the North Atlantic. Most whelks belong to the fam
Several different species of large whelks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks, on sale at a fish market in Japan
A whelk at Miller's Point near Cape Town
Skewered whelks from Japan
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Common periwinkle
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The common periwinkle or winkle is a species of small whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles.
Whelk
…in Victorian London, sold from stalls typically located close to public houses and theatres. In Scotland, the word "whelk" is also used to mean the periwinkle (Littorina littorea), family Littorinidae. In the United States, whelk refers to several large edible species in the genera Busycon and Busycotypus…
Sea snail, underneath, full view
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Shell of the common periwinkle
Remains of an ancient meal. Winkle shells from Cantabrian Lower Magdalenian layer (15 000 before present) in the Altamira cave