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Subject:	Re: diets
From:	bivalve <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 9 Nov 2000 12:59:22 -0500
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Strombus grazes on algae. Rapana bores into live bivalves, though it probably would accept other prey if it can catch it.  Busycon is also a predator/scavenger.  It preys on bivalves by wedging them open with the outer rim of the aperture.  I had one in a tank that broke a Mercenaria shell in this manner rather loudly.

    Dr. David Campbell
    "Old Seashells"
    Biology Department
    Saint Mary's College of Maryland
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"Mollusks murmured 'Morning!'.  And salmon chanted 'Evening!'."-Frank Muir, Oh My Word!

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