---
title: "Wulk"
description: "Buccinum undatum — Andere dieren. Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the \"true whelks\"."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-whelk
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Wulk

> Buccinum undatum — Andere dieren. Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".

- Scientific name: *Buccinum undatum*
- Category: `other` (Andere dieren)
- Habitats: `sea` (Zee en kust)
- iNaturalist observations: 8817
- Wikidata: [Q21116](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21116)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130213](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130213)

## Names

- en: Common Whelk
- de: Wellhornschnecke
- es: Bocina
- fr: Buccin commun
- nl: Wulk
- pl: Trąbik zwyczajny

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3137), CA (836), FR (683), US (629), DK (496), NL (338), DE (315), IE (277), BE (228), NO (178), IS (160), RU (32)

## Summary

Buccinum undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccinum_undatum

## Photo

![Wulk](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-whelk/medium.jpg)

Photo: Stephen James McWilliam · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146565124

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-whelk?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).