Knobbed whelk
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The knobbed whelk (Busycon carica) is a species of very large predatory sea snail, or in the US, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks.
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Knobbed whelk | |
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A live individual of Busycon carica at low tide at Bethany Beach, Delaware | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Busyconidae |
Genus: | Busycon |
Species: | B. carica |
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Busycon carica | |
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The knobbed whelk is the second largest species of busycon whelk, ranging in size up to 12 in (305 mm).[2]
It is the only extant species in the genus Busycon.