This is the most common whelk you'll see along the shore. The best place to find these gastropods is on mudflats where their color blends in well with the surface. They're small (5/8- 1 in.) and often have a fuzzy mat-like growth on their shell.
Eastern Mud Whelk or Snail
(Ilyanassa obsoleta, = Nassa o.)

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