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Sinistrofulgur perversum, the lightning whelk, is a species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. This species has a left-handed or sinistral shell. It eats mostly bivalves.
This species was noted as being a predator for the lightning whelk. The lightning whelk does not possess many predators due to its large size and the density of their shell. But,the lightning whelk is a predatory gastropod that feeds primarily on bivalve mollusks, such as clams, oysters, and mussels.
Many species of whelks, Buccinidae, including: Several different species of large whelks in the family Buccinidae on sale at a fish market in Japan. Channeled whelk; Lightning whelk; Knobbed whelk; Other sea snail groups: Bullacta exarata, a bubble snail; Amphibola crenata, an air-breathing mud snail; melo melo a volute snail; euspira heros a ...
The knobbed whelk, Busycon carica, is the second-largest species, growing up to 30 cm long. They have tubercles (spines) along the shoulder. They open clams with their muscular foot and insert their long proboscis to digest the flesh. The knobbed whelk is a common predator of the foreshore mudflats as far offshore as 50 m.
Whelks are any of several carnivorous sea snail species [1] 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.
The taxonomy of sinistral busyconids has been subject to several disputes, including at what rank to recognize them as distinct from their sister taxon, Busycon carica, and how many species are represented.
Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae. [ 1 ] Distribution
Buccinum undatum, common whelk; Cantareus apertus (formerly Helix aperta), garden snail; Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa), common or garden snail, known as petit-gris in France; Elona quimperiana, known as Escargot de Quimper in France and caracol moteado in the north of Spain; Littorina littorea, common periwinkle