Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family …

The Channeled Whelk detects buried bivalves by smelling the exhaled water. It feeds by using its radula to rasp and its powerful foot to pry apart the valves of bivalves. It then uses its shell to …

Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family …

channeled whelk. Kingdom. Animalia. Location in Taxonomic Tree . Genus. Busycotypus. Species. Busycotypus canaliculatus. Identification Numbers. TSN: 74096. Geography. Launch …

2015年4月28日 · Our state shell is the channeled whelk, one of two species found in Delaware waters. Some think the knobbed whelk is prettier but it was already taken. It's New Jersey's …

Channeled Whelks are known to eat bivalves, but the true extent of their diet is unknown. Channeled Whelks likely enter the fishery before (females) or just after (males) adults have a …

The Channeled whelk is a harmless mollusk that lives along the beaches of the east coast. The colors of their charming, iconic shell come in variety. From gay, tan, pink, to orange, these …

It is a pear-shaped univalve with 5-7 whorls, on the shoulders of which are “turrets” (squared-off, low knobs). The gray shell has a large aperture with a narrow, straight canal. When alive the …

2024年4月18日 · Channeled Whelk : Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Shell Features: It has a large pear-shaped dextral shell. Each coil is smooth with a deep groove along the …

Channeled whelk (Busycotypus canalicutatus), also known as smooth whelk, is one of the largest shellfish. It is similar to the knobbed whelk in shape, but with grooves instead of the knobs …