Whelk: 3-Dimensional Spiral

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(c) Ian Alexander 1996-2005

Tropical gastropod mollusc, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia The whelk grows in a three-dimensional logarithmic spiral, as the mantle of the animal expands both outwards and downwards in constant ratios as it lays down new shell.