David Campbell wrote,
> 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 betwee n the folks who got the names and pictures
out of a shell book and the ones assembling them into the curtain pattern.

Sounds like a good prop for the next remake of 'Psycho', along with
scallop-shaped soap and marine wallpaper. The setting would be an older
motel at Sanibel. A local expert on shells would be brought in to identify
the murder weapon and second-guess the murderer's next move.

Andy

Andrew K. Rindsberg

"Double your pleasure, double your fun
With government, government, government dumb."