>  >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?
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>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.

That is quite "normal". The people who draw such patterns are not
capable of drawing what they see!
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Andrew Grebneff
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