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Knobbed Whelk 088 ©JMacCausland'09

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This Knobed Welk (Busycon carica) has retracted into its shell and its Operculum has closed it off to protect it from predation. They are edible. The operculum is made of a material similar to our fingernails and is stiff but flexible. This is a North Atlantic marine animal. While digging for quahogs on a dive, I found this buried into several inches of sand.

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Knobbed Whelk 088©JMacCausland'09 .tif
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Janet MacCausland
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This Knobed Welk (Busycon carica) has retracted into its shell and its Operculum has closed it off to protect it from predation. They are edible. The operculum is made of a material similar to our fingernails and is stiff but flexible. This is a North Atlantic marine animal. While digging for quahogs on a dive, I found this buried into several inches of sand.
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