Left-handed Whelk 8-9" triumph Enhanced coral piece

Enhanced coral piece

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

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

Giant tritons are found in the Indo-Pacific Oceans

a remarkable feat of natural engineering

Left-handed Whelk 8-9" triumph Enhanced coral pieceThe 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