Whelks are any of several carnivorous sea snail species with a swirling, tapered shell. Many are eaten by humans, such as the common whelk of the North Atlantic. Most whelks belong to the family Buccinidae and are known as "true whelks." Others, such as the dog whelk, belong to several sea snail families that are not closely related.
Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".
Neptunea lyrata, also known by the common names New England Neptune, wrinkled whelk, ribbed Neptune, inflated whelk, lyre whelk or lyre Neptune, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, and is the state shell of Massachusetts. This species consists of several subspecies.
Neptunea despecta is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea intersculpta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea alabaster is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea alexeyevi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea antiqua, common name the red whelk, is a species of Northeast Atlantic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea borealis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea communis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea cybaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea gyroscopoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea hedychra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea hesperica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea hiberna is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea occaecata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea polycostata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea umbratica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea ithia is a species of large sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Neptunea smirnia, the chocolate whelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. It was first described to science by William Healey Dall in 1919. The type specimen was collected from the Strait of Juan de Fuca in 114 fathoms of water.
