| Common Name | Onion-peel whelk |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
| Country | South Africa |
| Locality | South Africa and Mozambique. |
| Ref. | Branch, G., C. Griffiths, M. Branch and L. Beckley, 2016 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | morphology |
| 1st Modifier | other/n.a. |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'whelk' from Middle Dutch 'willoc' and probably from Latin 'volvere', i.e., ' to turn', pertaining to the shape of the shell. |