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| name = Channeled whelk |
| name = Channeled whelk |
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| image_caption = A shell of a channeled whelk |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| phylum = [[Mollusc]]a |
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| classis = [[Gastropod]]a |
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| unranked_superfamilia = clade [[Caenogastropoda]]<br> clade [[Hypsogastropoda]]<br>clade [[Neogastropoda]] |
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| superfamilia = [[Buccinoidea]] |
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| familia = [[Busyconidae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Busycotypus]]'' |
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| species = '''''B. canaliculatus''''' |
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* ''Busycon canaliculatum'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])</small> |
* ''Busycon canaliculatum'' <small>([[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]])</small> |
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* ''Murex canaliculatus'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]</small> (original combination) |
* ''Murex canaliculatus'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]]</small> (original combination) |
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'''''Busycotypus canaliculatus''''', commonly known as the '''channeled whelk''', is a very large predatory [[sea snail]], a [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[prosobranch]] [[gastropod]], a busycon [[whelk]], belonging to the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Busyconidae]].<ref name="WoRMS">Fraussen, K.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160192 on 2012-08-30</ref> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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Channeled whelks prefer sandy, shallow, [[intertidal]] or [[subtidal]] areas, and can be common in these habitats. They tend to be [[nocturnal]] and are known to eat clams. |
Channeled whelks prefer sandy, shallow, [[intertidal]] or [[subtidal]] areas, and can be common in these habitats. They tend to be [[nocturnal]] and are known to eat clams. |
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One of their predators is the blue crab ''[[Callinectes sapidus]]''.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Busycotypus+canaliculatus Dietl & Alexander, ''Shell Repair Frequencies in Whelks and Moon Snails from Delaware and |
One of their predators is the blue crab ''[[Callinectes sapidus]]''.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/name/Busycotypus+canaliculatus Dietl & Alexander, ''Shell Repair Frequencies in Whelks and Moon Snails from Delaware and Southern New Jersey'', Malacologia v. 39 (1998), p.152]</ref> |
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==Human uses== |
==Human uses== |
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The species is edible. |
The species is edible. |
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'''''Busycotypus canaliculatus'''''<u>,</u> along with [[hard clam]], is used in the creation of [[wampum]], which is a traditional shell bead made by the [[Eastern Woodlands tribes]] of Native Americans. White [[wampum]] beads are made of the inner spiral or [[Columella (gastropod)|columella]] of the [[channeled whelk]] shell '''''Busycotypus canaliculatus''''' or ''Busycotypus carica''. ''[[Sewant]]'' or ''suckauhock'' beads are the black or purple shell beads made from the [[hard clam]]. Before European contact, strings of wampum were used for storytelling, ceremonial gifts, and recording important treaties and historical events, such as the [[Two Row Wampum Treaty]] and [[Hiawatha#Wampum belt|Hiawatha belts]]. Wampum was also used by the northeastern Indigenous tribes as a means of exchange, strung together in lengths for convenience.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021|title=Otgó'ä•' Wampum|url=https://www.onondaganation.org/culture/wampum/|url-status=live|access-date=November 20, 2021|website=Onondaga Nation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504132817/http://www.onondaganation.org:80/culture/wampum/ |archive-date=2014-05-04 }}</ref> |
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Historically, [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indians]] used the channeled whelk as a component in [[wampum]], the shell beads exchanged in the [[North American fur trade]].<ref>{{cite book|last=White|first=Richard|title=The Middle Ground|year=1991|publisher=Cambridge University Press|location=New York|pages=97|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fHLfiOZVzmMC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* Rosenberg, G. 1992. ''Encyclopedia of Seashells''. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 92 |
* Rosenberg, G. 1992. ''Encyclopedia of Seashells''. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 92 |
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C |
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C Pollock, L.W. (1998). ''A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America''. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [https://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C Pollock, L.W. (1998). ''A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America''. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.] |
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=i1AmT31cuR4C Pollock, L.W. (1998). ''A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America''. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp.] |
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{{Edible molluscs}} |
{{Edible molluscs}} |
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[[Category:Busycotypus|canaliculatus]] |
[[Category:Busycotypus|canaliculatus]] |
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[[Category:Marine edible gastropods]] |
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[[Category:Gastropods described in 1758]] |
[[Category:Gastropods described in 1758]] |
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[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus]] |
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[[Category:Endemic molluscs of the United States]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 17 February 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Busyconidae |
| Subfamily: | Busycotypinae |
| Genus: | Busycotypus |
| Species: | B. canaliculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Busycotypus canaliculatus | |
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Busycotypus canaliculatus, commonly known as the channeled whelk, is a very large predatory sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod, a busycon whelk, belonging to the family Busyconidae.[1]
Distribution[edit]
This species is endemic to the eastern coast of the United States, from Cape Cod, Massachusetts to northern Florida. It has also been introduced into San Francisco Bay.
Shell description[edit]
Shells of the channeled whelk typically reach 5 to 8 inches in length. The shell is smooth and subpyriform (generally pear-shaped), with a large body whorl and a straight siphonal canal. Between the whorls there is a wide, deep channel at the suture, and there are often weak knobs at the shoulders of the whorls. Finely sculpted lines begin at the siphonal canal and revolve around the shell surface.
The color of the shell is typically a buff gray to light tan. The shell aperture is located on the right side, i.e. the shell of this species is almost always dextral in coiling. Left-handed or sinistral specimens occur rarely.
Channeled whelks prefer sandy, shallow, intertidal or subtidal areas, and can be common in these habitats. They tend to be nocturnal and are known to eat clams.
One of their predators is the blue crab Callinectes sapidus.[2]
Human uses[edit]
The species is edible.
Busycotypus canaliculatus, along with hard clam, is used in the creation of wampum, which is a traditional shell bead made by the Eastern Woodlands tribes of Native Americans. White wampum beads are made of the inner spiral or columella of the channeled whelk shell Busycotypus canaliculatus or Busycotypus carica. Sewant or suckauhock beads are the black or purple shell beads made from the hard clam. Before European contact, strings of wampum were used for storytelling, ceremonial gifts, and recording important treaties and historical events, such as the Two Row Wampum Treaty and Hiawatha belts. Wampum was also used by the northeastern Indigenous tribes as a means of exchange, strung together in lengths for convenience.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Fraussen, K.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160192 on 2012-08-30
- ^ Dietl & Alexander, Shell Repair Frequencies in Whelks and Moon Snails from Delaware and Southern New Jersey, Malacologia v. 39 (1998), p.152
- ^ "Otgó'ä•' Wampum". Onondaga Nation. 2021. Archived from the original on 2014-05-04. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 92
- Pollock, L.W. (1998). A practical guide to the marine animals of northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, New Jersey & London. 367 pp
External links[edit]
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