41. At dilute concentrations it caused the whelk to take evasive action and at higher concentrations it produced a series of convulsions. 42. Whelk shells were carved into bird, turtle, fish, and other shaped pendants, as well as ear spools.43. It is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks . 44. "This thing was like a battleship _ covered in barnacles and whelks , " head chef William Cooper said. 45. ERDG founder Glenn Gauvry designed a mesh bag for whelk / conch traps, to prevent other species from removing the bait. 46. There are 137 calories in 100g from 24g of protein 0.34g of fat and 8g of carbs in average Whelk . 47. These snails are commonly known in the United States as " whelks " or " Busycon whelks ". 48. These snails are commonly known in the United States as " whelks " or " Busycon whelks ". 49. Snails in this genus are commonly called " whelks ", a name shared with several related and unrelated species. 50. The common whelk " Buccinum undatum " is the most common representative of the genus in the northern Atlantic Ocean.