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  6. True Whelks and Allies
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Most observed native true whelks and allies

Native to the US, by how plants support them, most observed first.

Plant eaters All

4 native animals that feed on plants, most observed first.

  • Common Whelk Buccinum undatum 8,739 observations
  • Merchant Dove Shell Columbella mercatoria 908 observations
  • Lunate Dove Shell Astyris lunata 419 observations
  • White-spot Engina Engina turbinella 45 observations

Other species All

64 native species with no plant ties on record, most observed first.

  • Knobbed Whelk Busycon carica 6,703 observations
  • Lightning Whelk Sinistrofulgur sinistrum 5,007 observations
  • American Crown Conch Melongena corona 3,351 observations
  • Kellet's Whelk Kelletia kelletii 2,909 observations
  • Eastern Banded Tulip Cinctura hunteria 2,879 observations
  • Threeline Mudsnail Ilyanassa trivittata 2,229 observations
  • Florida Horse Conch Triplofusus giganteus 1,957 observations
  • True Tulip Fasciolaria tulipa 1,688 observations
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