Tasmanian Museum Girl Uncovers 1-in-20 Left-Coiling Seashell Oddity

Tasmanian Museumâs rare left-handed seashell find emerged after eight-year-old Zora unearthed the 1-in-20 spiral at a holiday âshow and shellâ in Hobart. The minuscule Sinutor incertum, coiling against the norm, was hidden for five decades in a tray of kelp grit.
Shell grit from 1972 yielded this natural twist: Zoraâs three-minute search rewrote seashell lore and put her name in the museumâs database. Rare seashell collection buffs will noteâless than 20 existâmaking this oddity a real needle in a mollusc haystack.