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Whelk is a common name that is applied to various kinds of sea snail,〔http://www.reefland.com/articles/rho/identify-this-conchs-and-whelks]〕 many of which have historically been used, or are still used, by humans and other animals for food. Although a number of whelks are relatively large and are in the family Buccinidae (the true whelks), the word ''whelk'' is also applied to some other marine gastropod mollusc species within several families of sea snails that are not very closely related. ==Usage== The common name "whelk" is also spelled ''welk'' or even ''wilks''. The word originated from the Proto-Germanic root "weluka", which may come from the Proto-Indo-European root "wel-", meaning to turn or revolve. 〔"whelk" () in the Online Etymological Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001〕 The species, genera and families referred to by this common name vary a great deal from one geographic area to another. There are 137 calories in 100g from 24g of protein 0.34g of fat and 8g of carbs in average Whelk.〔( Nutrition and Calories in Whelk - RecipeOfHealth.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「whelk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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