Dear conch- friends,

Florida is a municipality of the Camaguey Province in Cuba. Yes, there are
polimitas there.

regards,

David.


On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Emilio Jorge Power wrote:

> Emilio Lopez Hernandez wrote:
>
> > Hola:
> >
> > I have find the following
> >
> > Florida (town of 20.000-100.000): 21:31' N 78:13' W
> > Florida (airport of the preceding)
> > Florida (town) 20:15' N 75:08' W
> > Florida Blanca (town) 20:20' N 75:43' W
>
> Hello!
>  Hi Charles,
>
> Just as I mentioned in my previous e-mail. Florida is a town and
> "Central" (Sugar Mill) on
> the Carretera Central in Camaguey Province at (see above lat/long). This
> is very very far from
> the range of  P. picta as well as any other Polymita species. Habitat is
> very much different
> from where the Polymita roam. Cattle ranches and sugar cane fields,
> micro climate is also
> not close to that of Polymita habitat, specifically picta.
>
> Later,
>
> Emilio Jorge Power
>
> Please visit;
> "The Liguus Home Page"
> http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/liguus/lighompa.html
> West Melbourne, Florida  USA
>

David Maceira F.
Malacologist. BIOECO.

Centro Oriental de Ecosistemas y Biodiversidad.BIOECO.
Museo de Historia Natural "Tomas Romay".
Enramadas # 601 esq. Barnada.
Santiago de Cuba. 90100.
Cuba.

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