Left-handed Whelk 11-12" fire A muffin snail shell is

A muffin snail shell is actually a land snail

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

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

walls and slopes to depths of 30 m

Left-handed Whelk 11-12" fire A muffin snail shell isThe 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