Left-handed Whelk 9-10" pieces rather than with a toothed

rather than with a toothed hinge as is more common in other bivalves

Colonies of this species have vertical

Muffin Snail Shells are great for craft work

is also often known as the Red Helmet Seashell

The Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching

Left-handed Whelk 9-10" pieces rather than with a toothedThe Lightning Whelk, Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958), is one of the local molluscan celebrities, not only because of its large size, but also thanks to very special features that make this species truly remarkable. For instance, unlike most gastropods, which are right handed, the Lightning Whelk has a left handed shell (shell opening to the right with shell spire pointing up). Abnormally right handed Lightning Whelks are very uncommon, but