whelks

From the Gulf of Mexico came marine shells called whelks or conchs, which were worked into perforated necklaces and large disks carefully decorated with intricate designs.

Migration From Mexico-Part 2 2007

Marine ecologists at Brown University have found that barnacles thrive in strong upwelling sites in the Galapagos Islands, and are an important food source for predators such as whelks (shown in picture), a kind of sea snail.

PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

Non-bivalve shellfish, such as whelks, can also accumulate these toxins.

FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten 2010

Michael reached into his satchel again and drew out the largest of the knobbed whelks his brother had given him.

The Sound Thief « A Fly in Amber 2009

Having closed for two years, she's just re-opened, still serving crab and lobster straight off her father's West Bay fishing boat, the Ellie Joe, plus locally sourced whelks, scallops, winkles, fresh prawns and crayfish.

West Dorset's top 10 budget eats 2011

You can't earn a living from these diminutive plots, however, so like many people on the island I'd need to do an assortment of jobs, such as cleaning holiday houses or picking whelks to support myself.

Back to the land: from London to sheep farming on Eigg 2011

Nearby, not a single shop remains open for business – even the whelks and jellied eels store on the promenade which used to cater for the summer day-trippers has gone.

Essex resort of Jaywick named England's most deprived town 2011

There on the windowsill in his room were three shells, knobbed whelks, mementos of his older brother, who had been a fisherman.

The Sound Thief « A Fly in Amber 2009

If you cut them open with scissors, it's easy to get at thelusicious orange meat inside ... much better than whelks and limpets.

Six-Word Story Contest Winner 2009

If you cut them open with scissors, it's easy to get at thelusicious orange meat inside ... much better than whelks and limpets.

Six-Word Story Contest Winner 2009