Common whelk, Buccinum undatum, also called the waved whelk, is a large edible marine gastropod of the family Buccinidae, the true whelks, found in cold waters of the North Atlantic. Its heavy, spiral shell bears a distinctive wavy surface texture that gives the species its alternate common name, and it is a predatory and scavenging snail long harvested commercially as food across parts of northern Europe.
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Source Wikidata: Common Whelk
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In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Netherlands, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Norway, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Russia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sweden, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
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1. GBIF Species API
2. Buccinum undatum (Wikipedia)
article text (relationship to people), EntityId 318342
A strong fishery exists on many shores around the world.
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".
View the Source3. Wikipedia: Buccinum undatum
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Common Whelk
- Wikidata Q21116, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Gastropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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