Left-handed Whelk 8-9" mushroom These sponges lack or have

These sponges lack or have a reduced aquiferous system

The Fluted Giant Clam

with a large

Some of its species are known as table coral

The meat is edible and fishermen have been known to set traps for chambered nautilus baited with chicken

Left-handed Whelk 8-9" mushroom These sponges lack or haveThe 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