Left-handed Whelk points They typically have a brown

They typically have a brown gold coloration with white stripes or spots

and are subsequently gradually enveloped and digested by sponge cells migrating to the area of contacts

as well as off the shores of Kenya

They feed primarily on sea urchins

Left-handed Whelk points They typically have a brownThe 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