Whelk shells. X-ray of the shells of unidentified whelks or sea snails (order Neogastropoda). Whelks are gastropods and have thick spiral shells. They are active carnivores which feed on living or dead animals that they grasp with their feet. Whelks use their toothed tongues,or radulae (not seen here),to drill holes in the shells of other molluscs on which they prey. In many countries whelks are harvested for food | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Roberts, D. |
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