Image: Whelks at a fish market in Japan
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Description: Buccinid whelks for sale at a fish market in Japan. Left : Ma-tsubu (Ma="legitimate" or "orthodox")(Neptunea polycostata Scarlato, 1952) for sashimi - 200yen per 100ｇ. Middle : Tōdai-tsubu (Tōdai=lighthouse)(Buccinum inclytum Pilsbry, 1904) for boiling - 400yen per green basket, 700yen per red. Right : Iso-tsubu (Iso=seashore)(Buccinum middendorffi Verkruzen, 1882) for boiling - 600yen per green basket, 900yen per blue. ja:店に並ぶツブ。左の「真つぶ貝」はエゾボラ、中央の「灯台つぶ貝」はヒモマキバイ、右の「磯つぶ貝」はエゾバイ。
Title: Whelks at a fish market in Japan
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