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Animals > Mollusks > Whelks

Preferred term

Whelks  

Definition

  • Large marine gastropod snails found in temperate waters; sometimes eaten [www.encyclopedia.com/html/w/whelk.asp]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Marine snails, whelks
  • Snails, marine, whelks

Notation

  • 121766

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-SPHG7VMV-9

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