large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
an extremely large sea snail
a type of sea snail with a spiral shell which has a large oval aperture. Found in shallow waters and mudflats at low tide.
A marine snail often eaten direct from the shell. Cooked for 10 minutes in salted water, whelks are eaten with bread and butter.
A small marine snail. Whelks are poached and served hot or cold.
Large marine snail of the gastropod family. The foot-like muscle is flavorful but tough. It is typically tenderized by pounding before cooking. Sometimes found in Italian recipes.
A whelk is a large marine gastropod (snail) found in temperate waters. Whelks are sometimes confused with conches. While both are gastropods they differ in shell morphology with whelks having smaller more slender shells while conch typically have a broader shell with more exaggerated knobbs, Also conches tend to be more tropical vegetarians while whelks are carnivorous and temperate.