Rapa whelk
Rapana venosa
NOT FOUND by Rock62011-09-21
Biddeford
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Vanessa O'Donnell
Peer reviewed by Rock6
Field Notes
I am happy because I am on a field trip in my favorite class Science. I also smell salt water and the beach and I heard seagulls. One of the problems I ran into is that I fell into the rocky intertidal zone.
Supporting Evidence
The aperture on the rapa whelk is orange. The aperture on our sample is not orange.
Our specimen is 3cm long and the rapa whelk can be up to 16 cm long.
The color on the rapa whelk is gray to light brown color.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Rapana venosaCommon name:
Rapa whelk
Is it alive?:
Some dead & some alive
Count of individuals:
1-10
Coverage:
Between 1/4 and 1/2
Reproduction:
How big is it?:
2 - 5 cm
Is it male or female?:
Can't tell
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.425180 °
Longitude:
W -70.376140 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
Rock6's visit to Biddeford Pool: Fortunes Rocks
Habitat:
Coastal - Rocky intertidal
Trip Information
Name:
Biddeford Pool: Fortunes Rocks
Trip date:
Wed, 2011-09-21 09:10
Town or city:
Biddeford
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Coastal
Watershed:
Saco
Sampling Method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Nearest waterbody:
Atlantic Ocean
Time of high tide AM:
Wed, 2011-09-21 05:53
Time of high tide PM:
Wed, 2011-09-21 18:07
Time of low tide AM:
Wed, 2011-09-21 23:56
Time of low tide PM:
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
Evidence of vectors:
Boats
Paved road
Walking trail
People
Water temperature:
18.3°C
pH:
8.8
Dissolved oxygen:
Salinity:
34.0ppt
Comments
Looks like a dog whelk to me!
Looks like a dog whelk to me! Great pics and observations.