We observed heavy trematode infections of whelks, Buccinum undatum, from the Mingan Islands, eastern Canada, by larval stages of a species of Neophasis. Only sexually mature whelks were infected, 23% ...

What Are Whelks? Whelks are sea snails also known as Buccinum undatum, from the family Buccinudae. Whelks are carnivorous in nature, and they mostly feed on mussels, barnacles, mollusks, and worms.

Letter Published: 02 May 1925 An Amphoteric Substance in the Radula of the Whelk (Buccinum undatum) C. F. A. PANTIN & T. HOWARD ROGERS Nature 115, 639–640 (1925) Cite this article ...

Letter Published: 23 April 1966 Carbohydrate and Amino-acid Composition of the Egg Capsule of the Whelk Buccinum undatum L. S. HUNT Nature 210, 436–437 (1966) Cite this article ...

The common, or waved, whelk (Buccinum undatum) is an important commercial species that has been harvested for decades in Europe and Canada for bait and human consumption. Its habitat within the ...