Knobbed Whelk
(8”) 20 cm.
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791).
Massachusetts to Northeast Florida.
Subtidal to 10 m; common.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Busyconidae
Genus: Busycon
Species: Busycon carica