Left-handed Whelk 8-9" triumph The bases of these fronds

The bases of these fronds may be dead while the upper parts are still alive supported by the skeletal tissue below

but the color of the animal in those white-shelled abnormalities is always the usual velvety jet-black

These shells belong to the gastropod family of shells (animal/mollusk) living inside the shell creates a single shell

spiritual growth

Left-handed Whelk 8-9" triumph The bases of these frondsThe 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