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Dear Ron, Avril, and Tom,
I agree with Tom.
A congener has a somewhat different "shell" topology, and is more familiar
to Florida and other Gulf of Mexico offshore collectors. The late June
Dawley wrote a short paper on that species, the "Texas Longhorn;" and its
symbiont. The article is posted at <http://www.jaxshells.org/jdawley.htm>.
Harry
At 04:12 PM 9/18/2004, you wrote:
>Those look like a species of Hippoporidra, a bryozoan colony that builds its
>structure on a small gastropod shell. The shell is often then inhabited by
>a hermit crab.
>
>Tom E.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> > Behalf Of Wiggers
> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 1:15 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Mystery item
> >
> >
> > That seems to be a sponge (phylum Porifera), but i donīt know
> > it.
> >
> > Wiggers,
> > from sunny Brazil
> >
> >
> > --- Avril <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:
> > > Hello Conchlers,
> > >
> > > We have another mystery item. Ron of Washington State found
> > > these odd items
> > > in a bunch of dredged shells in Amuay, Paraguana Peninsula,
> > > Venezuela last
> > > month.
> > >
> > > I have set up an ID page for him at:
> > >
> > http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/ron1-mystery.html
> > >
> > > You can answer him in person at: mailto:[log in to unmask]
> > >
> > > Thank you for everyone who has replied to Faylas' mystery
> > > snail/ fungi case
> > > and thanks in advance for any and all help in helping on this
> > > new mystery.
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > > Avril Bourquin
Harry G. Lee
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