an update...

today i found- with some trial and error-  my way to Follys Creek in
Accomac  VA, the type locality  from the 1951 Nautilus paper...today its a
public boat launch with no shells, shell piles, or commercial fleet other
than one small oyster boat that i saw. A ride down "Oyster House Road"
ended in a dead end, private property,  and nothing resembling an oyster
house at a much smaller saltwater creek.

i did find  one dead large Urosalpinx ca 40mm. in some shell pile material
at Wachapreague VA.

afterwards, i went to Toms Cove in Assateauge for  a good  -0.2  low tide,
(unlike my last two visits.)  It took a little effort, including traversing
some  salt marsh and sloppy  mud,  but the population of large Urosalpinx
cinerea follyensis  that i saw evidence of in 1976 is still present, there
were live shells, dead shells, crabbed shells, shells laying  eggs.... i
wasnt able to measure any shells yet but 45mm or so is a reasonable
estimate.  I was also able to find similarly large Eupleura caudata
etterae, ca 40mm maybe.... i hadnt seen those in 1976 but assumed they
could be there.  the areas with Eupleura also had Nassarius vibex that
looked  bigger than any i have seen from either the NE, or Florida.

----------------------------------------------------------------------
[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
To leave this list, click on the following web link:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
click leave the list.
----------------------------------------------------------------------