Dear terrestrial CONCH-L enthusiasts, cordial regards from Czechia !

After longtime research in the family CLAUSILIIDAE I have encountered an
interesting occurence concerning only the species Balea biplicata.
Approximately 5 % of all found shells contain embryonic shells of Balea
biplicata, numbering according to my present findings 2 - 16 embryonic
shells in each adult shell!  In the past I considered similar finds
coincidental without giving the matter too much attention, however, during
the last year I paid closer attention to such an occurence.  I would be
interest to know if anyone encountered a similar phenomenon (which points to
VIVIPAROUS propagation) in CLAUSILIIDAE.  Your opinion would be very much
appreciated. Thank you very much.

Cheers, Lubos
http://lrk.host.sk

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