Emory Meyer
Science / English
November 18, 2015
The Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
Busycon carica more commonly known as the Knobbed whelk are found along the Atlantic coast in tidal estuaries or in the ocean in shallow waters. The Knobbed most commonly has a large snail living inside of it. They have a protective shell that can vary in colors from orange to off-white and it spirals into a point at the top. An interesting fact about this organism is that females are always larger than males. Their prey includes: clams, bivalves, and oysters. Their predators include: crabs, sea stars, and sea urchins. They are heterotrophic, meaning they get energy from other organisms by eating autotrophs or other heterotrophs, they are asymmetrical, meaning they have NO symmetry, and they are ectothermic, meaning they are cold-blooded. Three interesting adaptations that they have include: three structual: they have a large muscular foot for holding prey, they have a shell for protection, and they have a foot that helps them easily move around.
Domain: Eukaryote
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Melongenidae
Genus: Busycon
Species: carica
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