whelks
Spiral-shelled mollusks
Whelks are sea snails with spiral shells, found in coastal waters worldwide.
Several species are harvested for food, particularly in Europe and Asia, where the meat is eaten steamed, pickled, or in seafood dishes.
The shells wash up on beaches and have historically been used for tools and decoration.
Single-shelled soft creature
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- sea snailSaltwater gastropod mollusk
- periwinkleSmall spiral-shelled mollusk
- conchSpiral-shelled marine gastropod
limpet · shell · operculum · radula · mantle · foot · siphon · soft-bodied
Small ribbed bivalves
- clamsEdible burrowing mollusks
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- periwinklesSmall marine gastropods
abalone · scallops · winkles · bivalves · crustaceans · lobster · crab · shrimp
gastropod
Single-shelled soft creature
- snailShelled, slow-moving mollusk
- sea snailSaltwater gastropod mollusk
- periwinkleSmall spiral-shelled mollusk
conch · limpet · shell · operculum · radula · mantle · foot · siphon · soft-bodied · invertebrate
cockles
Small ribbed bivalves
periwinkles · abalone · scallops · winkles · bivalves · crustaceans · lobster · crab · shrimp · prawns
shell
Hard outer covering
volute · geometry · helix · curve · twist · pattern · logarithmic · chambered · ribbed · ridged
chowder
Thick creamy seafood soup
butter · vinegar · steamed · boiled · pickled · briny · chewy · rubbery · delicacy · protein
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- British Seasidepier, piers, beach hut, beach huts, promenade
- marine invertebratescrabs, lobsters, shrimp, clams, mussels
- mollusksclams, mollusk, mollusks, snail, snails
- shellfishclams, crab, oysters, lobster, shrimp