whelk

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Tiny baby oysters, called spat, are attached to whelk shells and placed in the bay near the existing cages to further stabilize the shoreline.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2022

It reported the boat was regularly "operated in an unsafe manner", with the priority on carrying a large whelk catch, rather than on making sure it was stable at sea.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2022

Pre-Columbian painted animal sculptures, which attest, in their lifelike accuracy, to the sophistication and skill of their creators, were found at Key Marco, Fla., along with countless lightning whelk beads, pendants and ear buttons.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021

As a fierce wind sent his hair flying around his face, he pointed out some of the little things he loved: a clump of pink sea thrift, a tiny whelk.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Here, adhering to this large whelk, is another, but far larger and coarser.

From Glaucus, or the Wonders of the Shore by Kingsley, Charles