The way snail shells are coiled

Robert Nordsieck
Achatina immaculata

Imperial Snail

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The way snail shells are coiled May 8, 2011 11:17:06 GMT

Hi there,

when someone from Switzerland found a Cepaea sylvatica snail king on their roof terrace (I would wager on the odds of that) I took the occasion to revise my pages on that topic. Here is what came out:

The way snail shells are coiled.
Snail kings - sinistral Helix shells.
The genetics of shell coiling: Heredity pattern with crossing diagrams.

Kind regards
Robert

"These imperial snails will never get us" (Han Solo).
"TaH pagh taHbe'!" (General Chang)
"Once More Unto The Breach" (Henry V.)

coyote Archachatina papyracea Cochleas ego amo Posts: 2,955	The way snail shells are coiled May 8, 2011 21:22:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coyote on May 8, 2011 21:22:18 GMT Thanks for those link,s Robert; the genetics of shell coiling was especially interesting.