. The shell book . 1 Stimpsuns Whelk, WHELKS /io Slimpsoni. 2 RWged Whelk, Nfplnnta lirala. 3 Kelletts Spindle Shell, Siphonalia Red \\helk, X-:plitnea anliqua. THE EDIBLE WHELK, Buccinum mdaium Semens with spires coiled ,o the left « occ^ picture shows a mass of the egg capsules. The Whelks. Trumpet Shells looks and habits. On any sandy beach between Cape Cod and theGulf of Mexico one may pick up wave-worn shells of both, andtheir peculiar empty egg cases, always puzzling to the uninformed,who take home a string or two among other sea treasures to ad-mire and wo
. The shell book . 1 Stimpsuns Whelk, WHELKS /io Slimpsoni. 2 RWged Whelk, Nfplnnta lirala. 3 Kelletts Spindle Shell, Siphonalia Red \\helk, X-:plitnea anliqua. THE EDIBLE WHELK, Buccinum mdaium Semens with spires coiled ,o the left « occ^ picture shows a mass of the egg capsules. The Whelks. Trumpet Shells looks and habits. On any sandy beach between Cape Cod and theGulf of Mexico one may pick up wave-worn shells of both, andtheir peculiar empty egg cases, always puzzling to the uninformed,who take home a string or two among other sea treasures to ad-mire and wonder at with their friends. Naturally they do notassociate the shells with these seaweeds. Sometimes a living shell with its dirty looking inmate ispicked up where the tide left it stranded; at low tide they maybe found clambering about on the slippery rocks or ploughing theirway through the wet sand and gravel, with the muscular footquite buried. Hollows in the sand are caused by whelks burrow-ing below the surface. The grayish colour, marked with dullbrown, protects these mollusks from discovery except when inmotion. The extended foot covers the bright red lining
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