Left-handed Whelk 7-8" organ and instead feed by passively

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

increasing its diameter size by as much as three times

Belonging to the family Asteriidae

The skeleton is a bright red color

Sea Fan (18”) on a Mushroom Coral Base (6”)

Left-handed Whelk 7-8" organ and instead feed by passivelyThe 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