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					Trouble with Whelks
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					10-19-2015, 05:59 AM,  
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| Trouble with Whelks 
					These were seen snorkelling at Stony Beach in Woods Hole on Cape Cod. I think the first one is a Common Whelk (Buccinum undulate), the next two perhaps a small Channeled Whelk (Busyrotypus canaliculatus) and the last one a Dog Whelk (Nucella lapels). None of these were larger than an inch and were located on a pebbly bottom in two feet of water. Can anyone confirm these ID's or suggest a different one? Thanks again. | |||
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					10-19-2015, 07:10 AM,  
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| RE: Trouble with Whelks 
					Pictures #1, 2 and 3 all show the common oyster drill Urosalpinx cinerea.  At the left side of picture #1 are a couple of common Atlantic periwinkles, Littorina littorea.  Picture #4 shows several Littorina littorea, the two at the right sitting on top of an eastern oyster, Crassostrea virginica.
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					10-19-2015, 07:35 AM,  
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					Wow, I was completely clueless....Can't thank you enough Paul.    It continues to be a learning experience.
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