Molluscs › Busyconidae
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Channeled WhelkBusycotypus canaliculatus
Lightning WhelkSinistrofulgur sinistrum
Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
Texas Lightning WhelkSinistrofulgur pulleyi
Florida Horse ConchTriplofusus giganteus
American Crown ConchMelongena corona
Queen ConchAliger gigas
Common JingleAnomia simplex
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 5,441 |
|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1,199 |
| North Carolina | 895 |
| Massachusetts | 801 |
| New Jersey | 711 |
| Delaware | 656 |
| Virginia | 500 |
| Maryland | 455 |
| Georgia | 372 |
| New York | 370 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Busyconidae |
| Genus | Busycon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Knobbed Whelk with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.