Left-handed Whelk 11-12" brown Pacific Lampas shells are part

Pacific Lampas shells are part of the Triton Shell family

and other animals in the Phylum Cnidaria

Tubes occur in varying colors including lavender

Grinning Tuns are found over and within sand substrate in the intertidal zone to depths up to 130 feet

sand-colored with light brown shades

Left-handed Whelk 11-12" brown Pacific Lampas shells are partThe 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