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What are whelk?

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16y ago
Updated: 6/26/2024

A whelk is a kind of sea snail. It is also a gastropod, a soft-bodied invertebrate that is protected by a spiral shell. It eats clams, worms, barnacles and smaller snails. The female lays her eggs in hard capsules.

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