Dear Jean Pierre and others,

Indeed, Like Jean Pierre already noted, sizes of adult strombs can vary
enormously, so-called dwarfs of nearly every species are known to exist
(often to less than half the size of larger specimens).

Gijs
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From: "gp barber" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 2:03 AM
Subject: Re: Lambis adamii question


> Hello Milan ,
>
> I am leaving in Cebu  , and collecting Lambis and strombus .
> In my opinion , this is a  dwarf population of lambis lambis
> , collected only on Balut island ,  but it was found this
> very strange phenomenon in others species , like lambis
> scorpio ( 52 to 77 mm ) , lambis millepeda ( 67 mm ) and
> lambis chiragra ( 45 to 70 mm ) , all collected exactly from
> the same place than the lambis adamii .
> Best regards
> Barbier Jean-Pierre
>
> On Fri, 28 May 2004 18:11:16 +0200
>  Milan Peternel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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