Dan,
Like Harry, I too have stripped the garden searching for these sinistral
shells but to no avail.
I have only seen one specimen collected locally in Melbourne.
The only quoted incidence I can remember is an old book ?Dance at 1 in 10000
Regards
Geoff


>From: Dan Yoshimoto <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Sinistral Cornu aspersa (Helix aspersa)
>Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:12:02 -0700
>
>Dear ALL,
>         As today is kinda slow, I thought that I might get some
>information
>on the sinistrality of helix aspersa.  The other day I had a friend drop by
>with a beautiful, live adult specimen that he took from his garden.  He
>said that he generally tosses hundreds of Helix aspersa (Cornu aspersa)
>from the garden but this one caught his eye.  I photographed his specimen,
>but he asked if this was an unusual or rare occuranace.  So, here I am
>again, asking for some "opinions" on the rarity of this specimen.
>Dan
>
>Dan, Hiromi & Kuma Yoshimoto
>Eureka, California
>U.S.A.
>
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