whelk

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"Butterfly blenny naturally choose abandoned whelk shells as their home but it seems they can get creative," she said..

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2024

A pair of cases are devoted to items from the Nanticoke people, including a wampum belt and necklace featuring whelk and clam shells and a toy canoe crafted from pine needles and sinew.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

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

With fish quota hard to come by, inshore fishermen here have increasingly turned to crab, lobster and whelk to make ends meet and 85% of the total shellfish haul is exported.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2018

Well, look alive, old sentiments," replied the whelk; "it's a bit chilly waiting about out of the water when the tide's low.

From Bill the Minder by Robinson, W. Heath (William Heath)