Left-handed Whelk 9-10" elkhorn Nearly all species of shallow-water

Nearly all species of shallow-water corals and several other groups of reef invertebrates have symbiotic relationships with these algae

This coral is quite light and some parts are so thin they are translucent

Pacific Lampas shells are part of the Triton Shell family

As this species is known to occur in both shallow and deep waters

Left-handed Whelk 9-10" elkhorn Nearly all species of shallow-waterThe 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