| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:species 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Gastropoda 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | gptkb:knobbed_whelk 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | not evaluated 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:Gmelin 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1791 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | carnivorous 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | gptkb:eastern_coast_of_the_United_States gptkb:western_Atlantic_Ocean
 
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                                | gptkbp:eggCaseShape | string of capsules 
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                                | gptkbp:family | gptkb:Melongenidae 
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                                | gptkbp:foundIn | gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean 
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                                | gptkbp:genus | gptkb:Busycon 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | shallow waters sandy or muddy substrates
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity | collected for shells used as food
 
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                                | gptkbp:nativeTo | gptkb:North_America 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Neogastropoda 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Mollusca 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | bivalves other mollusks
 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | lays egg cases 
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                                | gptkbp:shellColor | grayish to tan with orange interior 
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                                | gptkbp:shellLength | up to 30 cm 
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                                | gptkbp:shellType | distinctive knobs on shoulder 
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                                | gptkbp:taxonRank | gptkb:species 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Knobbed_Whelk 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Busycon carica 
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