Dear Betty Jean
Thanks for your prompt reply. My query about Cymatium (Monoplex) intermedium
(Pease, 1869) was prompted by reading the title of a forthcoming paper in
Toxicon 36/1, pp. 25-29 (1998) "Presence of a toxin in the salivary glands
of the marine snail cymatium intermedius that targets nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors", by
DJ West, EB Andrews, AR Mcvean, MC Thorndyke, and JD Taylor
I presently work with venomous cone shells studying toxins that target the
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, hence my interest in another marine
species that is reported to have toxins with this activity profile (see
http://grimwade.biochem.unimelb.edu.au/~bgl/content.htm AND
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~rsvinc/ord397.htm
I am not sure whether it is allowable to export live specimens from Hawaii
to Australia, but will make enquiries. Do you know ? If not allowed, I will
have to make arrangements to work with a lab in Hawaii and extract the venom
from the Cymatium there and export the venom or purified toxins. Either way
sounds like a perfect excuse to visit Hawaii. Mmm now have to save up for
something else :)
Thanks for your information about the book by Henning and Hemmen. I will
obtain it. As you rightly say "-The more I learn, the more I realize how
little I know.-"
Cheers,
Bruce
At 09:11 2/04/98 -0500, Betty Jean Piech wrote:
>Good Morning Bruce: =20
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>About Cymatium (Monoplex) intermedium (Pease, 1869}, its type locality is
>Hawaii where it is common. It is much less frequently found throughout the
>Indo-West Pacific both north and south of the equator. No not confuse with
>aquatile or pileare.
>
>The only live specimens that I have collected were from Hawaii and were
>along rocks=20
>in a few feet of water. Henning and Hemmen in their book Ranellidae &
>Personidae of the World list as the habitat: "In tide pools and on
>fringing reefs, down to 90 m." If you are interested in these families
>that would be an excellent book for you to have. =20
>
>Betty Jean, The Tall One
>
>At 09:54 PM 4/2/98 +1000, you wrote:
>>Can anyone provide me with information about the locality of the marine
>>snail cymatium intermedius.
>>
>>Is this snail present in waters both north and south of the equator and=
> what
>>is its habitat ?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Bruce Livett
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>>48 Nicholas Street
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>Hockessin DE,USA
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48 Nicholas Street
Ashburton
VICTORIA 3147
AUSTRALIA
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