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]> >To: [log in to unmask] >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. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------