Left-handed Whelk 11-12" fire and instead feed by passively

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

mathematicians and physicists have been fascinated for years by the form of this shell

ranges worldwide in tropical waters and some subtropical and temperate areas

The color extends from white

Left-handed Whelk 11-12" fire and instead feed by passivelyThe 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