"LIGHTNING WHELK" WRONGLY SOLD AS "SRI LAKSHMI CONCH"

Genuine Sri Lakshmi Conch (sinistral turbinella pyrum)

Lightning Whelk (busycon contrarium) is NOT a Conch

Above are entirely different types of shells: Left is a Lakshmi CONCH shell - on right is a Lightning WHELK shell

Dear Puja Article Dealers,

Just a friendly note to inform you that the shell you are selling as “dakshinavarti “ or Sri Lakshmi Shank on many of your web sites...

...is actually another type of shell called “Lightning Whelk” (busycon contrarium). It is not a “Conch” shell, what to speak of being a Dakshinavarti Conch. It is simply a case of misidentification.

If you visit http://www.p-g-a.org/lakshmi-shank.html - you will learn about REAL Lakshmi Conch (sinistral turbinella pyrum). Among shell collectors and learned Brahmans there is ONLY one Lakshmi Conch (sinistral turbinella pyrum)... And a LIGHTNING WHELK is positively NOT it. As you can see the prices the Lightning Whelks are selling is absurdly cheap for a precious Sri Lakshmi Conch (although it may be fair price for a Lightning Whelk).

But the poor people mis use the bogus Lightning Whelk shell and thus they remain poor. And this FACT makes the rich people disbelieve in Planetary Gemology.

Whelk suppliers: I hope this helps your business because soon the public will find out that most ALL the "puja" dealers are selling Lightning Whelk as an imitation of a "Conch."

Sukriya!!!

Best regards,

Richard Shaw-Brown, PG
http://www.richardshawbrown.com