1. Large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell.
2. Large marine snail much used as food in Europe.
Any of various families of large marine snails with a thick spiral shell, especially the family Buccinidae. Whelks are scavengers, and also eat other shellfish. The largest grow to 40 cm/16 in long. Tropical species, such as the conches, can be very colorful.
The common northern whelk Buccinum undatum is widely distributed around the North Sea and the Atlantic. + prikaži više