Talk to Alan Gettleman - he collected lots of them while we were there.  There are many different species on Eleuthera.

peta bethke wrote:

> Sidenote, Beverly Hills high school makes a tidy sum from the oil derrick on school property , same oil field that feeds the
> tar pits . This school has all the best even an indoor basketball court that has a floor that hydraulically retracts to
> reveal a Olympic sized swimming pool ..... I guess to make this shell related I'd better get with the program ....
> ON ELUTHERA WE FOUND LAND SHELLS THAT are commonly called "peanut shells" ... anyone have a latin name / author an date for
> these or shell they remain in the drawer listed as "JOHN DOE-formis"
> Thanks for the info , Mark And Peta Bethke
>
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> Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 2:00 AM
> Subject: Re: NOT SHELL RELATED
>
> |I was at the tar pits once. It is amazing. You hear all about it and then go
> |there and it is in the middle of downtown. A small park with high rises all
> |around. The museum is incredible and it is well worth the visit. I guess you
> |have to imagine it before L.A. They have skeletons of prehistoric animals and
> |a lot of dioramas depicting life at that time. Wonderful wonderful.
> |  Shell Related. Well hope everyone had at least one colored egg shell
> |brought to them by the Easter Bunny. Does that count?? Just kidding.
> |     We can talk about other scientific things on this server occasionally.
> |Hope you get to see the tar pits.
> |      Carole Marshall
> |