• Norwegian: kongesnegl

Characteristics:

Adults can exceed 10 cm from the opening to the cone top. Fine growth lines developed run crosswise the spirals, producing a pattern of squares. The shell has 7 or 8 whorls, where the last whorl covers more than half the length. The aperture (shell opening) is oval.

Habitat:

The common whelk can be found on both soft and hard substrate, on any depth from the subtidal zone and down to 1200 meters.

Distribution:

It can be found, and is often abundant, from Iceland and northern Norway to the Bay of Biscay.