Left-handed Whelk 11-12" fire and occur down to 40

and occur down to 40 metres (131 ft) deep

and instead feed by passively capturing prey items such as larvae or small crustaceans

Spondylus spp

The species has a complex structure with many branches which resemble that of elk antlers

walls and slopes to depths of 30 m

Left-handed Whelk 11-12" fire and occur down to 40The 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