>Does anyone know of any sinistral Buccinum undatum occurring in North America, or are most from the North Sea?
>Anyone heard of a sinistral specimen of any OTHER species of Buccinum?
I have a shower curtain that depicts a sinistral buccinid; however, as it also depicts a "Strombus" gigas with dextral body and sinistral aperture, I do not think it is too reliable a source of evidence. It's also obvious that there was a mix-up between the folks who got the names and pictures out of a shell book and the ones assembling them into the curtain pattern.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
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