Phylum Mollusca

Class Gastropoda

 

Family Buccinidae

Whelks

Whelks are carnivorous predators that drill into bivalves and snails with a modified radula.  They are prolific in cooler waters.

 

 

Prodotia ignea

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Uncommon under stones.  About 1 inch.

 

 

 

 

Prodotia iostomus

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 

Uncommon under stones.  About 1 inch.

 

 

 

 

 

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