- whelk

Whelk

Моллюск представленный в гербах нескольких ветвей фамилии SHELLEY и некоторых других. Илл. на полях.

:«Argent, a chevron gules between three whelks sable» – SHELLEY, co. Lincoln.

:«Sable, a fesse engrailed between three whelk-shells or» – Sir John SHELLEY, co. Sussex.

:«Sable, on a fesse engrailed or between three whelks argent, as many maiden's heads proper crined of the second» – SHELLEY.

:«Gules, a chevron[otherwise a fesse] vair between three whelk-shells or» – WILKINSON, co. Durham; granted 1538.

:«Gules, on a chevron between three whelks argent as many demi-lions rampant sable» – WILKINS, Kent.

:«Sable, on a fesse argent three whelks lying fessways gules» – JOCE.

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