Whelk

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RISD Nature Lab
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Sketchfab
Polygon Count
238,698
Release Date
2020-07-01
License
CC BY 4.0
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This is the highly worn shell of a whelk, a marine sea snail in the family Buccinidae. There are three species of whelk in Rhode Island: channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus), knobbed whelk (Busycon carica), and lightning whelk (Busycon sinistrum). More info on local Rhode Island whelks here: https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/the-secret-life-of-whelks/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccinidae http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/marine/pdf/Angell_2019_Whelk.pdf Accession #: 34.19(?) Captured with Artec Spider 3D Scanner https://www.artec3d.com/portable-3d-scanners/artec-spider-v2

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