Wednesday 10 August 2011

Looking into a Whelk Shell

Common Whelk or Buckie. (Buccinum undatum)
Empty whelk shells are common on the beach in Largo. However this one was on the pier and I was surprised when I turned it over to find the whelk still inside. Possibly it had been dredged up with a creel. The foot can just be seen behind the round operculum with which it can close the opening of the shell.

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