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The [[knobbed whelk]], ''Busycon carica'', is the second-largest species, ranging up to 12 in. (40.6 cm). They have [[tubercle]]s (or spines) along the shoulder. Knobbed whelks eat clams. They open the clam with their hard shell and insert their long proboscis. Today the knobbed whelk is a common predator of the [[Foreshore|intertidal]] mudflats and can be found offshore to 26 fathoms (48 m). The [[channeled whelk]] is slightly smaller than the knobbed whelk and has a smooth shell with channels following the swirls at the top of the shell.  

The [[knobbed whelk]], ''Busycon carica'', is the second-largest species, ranging up to 12 in. (40.6 cm). They have [[tubercle]]s (or spines) along the shoulder. Knobbed whelks eat clams. They open the clam with their hard shell and insert their long proboscis. Today the knobbed whelk is a common predator of the [[Foreshore|intertidal]] mudflats and can be found offshore to 26 fathoms (48 m). The [[channeled whelk]] is slightly smaller than the knobbed whelk and has a smooth shell with channels following the swirls at the top of the shell.  

===Whelk Trivia===

==Trivia==

*Whelks (Buccinum undatum) are a shellfood eaten around the world, and you can find them in just about any restaurant.

*Whelks (Buccinum undatum) are a shellfood eaten around the world, and you can find them in just about any restaurant.

*Whelks are classified in various families in the infraorder [[Neogastropoda]].

*Whelks are classified in various families in the infraorder [[Neogastropoda]].

===References===

==References==

[http://www.arches.uga.edu/~amylyne/GSC/whelk.html The Georgia Shell Club webpage entry for whelk]

[http://www.arches.uga.edu/~amylyne/GSC/whelk.html The Georgia Shell Club webpage entry for whelk]

[[Category:Molluscs]]

[[Category:Molluscs]]