also known as the magpie or West Indian top shell, family Trochidae. Asia In Japan, are frequently used in sashimi and sushi. In Vietnam, they are served in a dish called Bún ốc - vermicelli with sea snails. () is a Korean dish consisting of whelks and with chili sauce in a salad with cold noodles. It has been a very popular side dish with alcohol for many generations. Australia, New Zealand In Australia and New Zealand, species of the genus Cabestana (family Ranellidae) are called predatory whelks, and species of Penion (family Buccinidae) are called siphon whelks. Some common examples Channeled whelk Common whelk Knobbed whelk, the state shell of Georgia and New Jersey Lightning whelk Red whelk Speckled whelk "Wrinkled whelk", "inflated whelk", and "lyre whelk", common names for Neptunea lyrata Wrinkled purple whelk See also Conch, another common name used for a wide variety of large sea snails or their shells References The Georgia Shell Club webpage entry for whelk, Busycon species External links Nutrition facts for "whelk" (species not indicated) as a food source The Marine Life Information Network - The Common Whelk Commercial molluscs Mollusc common names