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Definition of Dextral shell

Dextral shell
Dextral Dex"tral, a. [From Dexter.] Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. Dextral shell (Zo["o]l.), a spiral shell the whorls of which turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.

Meaning of Dextral shell from wikipedia

- of dextral and sinistral individuals. There occur also aberrantly sinistral forms of dextral species and some of these are highly sought by s**** collectors...
- sinistral and dextral directions defined by characteristics of the object, regardless of the position of the observer. Because the coiled s**** of gastropods...
- the case in most gastropod s****. Although they carry their s**** in a way that makes it appear to be dextral, the s**** of coiled planorbids is in fact...
- unusual in that it includes species that have dextral s****-coiling and species that have sinistral s****-coiling. In addition, some species within this...
- are dextral. Within a typically dextral species, rare individuals may develop sinistral coiling. In religious usage, the shankha (sacred conch s****) is...
- gastropods, the s**** of this species is almost always right-handed, or dextral, in its s****-coiling, but very rarely a left-handed s**** is found (one...
- distributed in Korea. Most species in this genus have a dextral s**** and 5 species are sinistral. Dextral species in the genus Euhadra include: Euhadra amaliae...
- only on one edge, and revolves as it grows; it is always sinistral in dextral s****. paucispiral or oligogyrous: with few spirals as in Littorina. subspiral...
- stromboid notch on the outer lip is incon****uous. When a normal adult dextral s**** of this species is viewed ventrally (with the anterior end pointing...
- Species. The s**** of this species appear to be dextral in coiling, but as is the case in all planorbids, the s**** is actually sinistral. The s**** is carried...