How big does the Phoenician Whelk get?

The Phoenician Whelk grows to about 11 cm.

Phoenician Whelk

Neptunea phoenicea

Group: Other
Max size: 11 cm

This whelk hunts across soft and rocky seabeds in deep water, reaching around eleven centimetres. Like other Neptunea it scavenges and preys on slow moving animals, and it turns up so often in baited prawn traps that fishers pull it up by accident.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Buccinidae › Neptunea

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 580903.

FAQ

How big does the Phoenician Whelk get?: The Phoenician Whelk grows to about 11 cm.