Dear Andrew,

     This is really a large species.

     Regards,

     Tony



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>From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Giant Siphonariidae
>Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 23:14:14 +1300
>
>>Dear Andrew,
>>
>>     I agree to all your information which is all possible.  I already
>>clean
>>what I got and they are very nice with differrent pattern and some are
>>almost black and some are light colour.  I measure it all and I got the
>>biggest which reaches to 85mm really a GIANT SIPHONARIIDAE.
>
>WOW!! That is impressive. Do you think this is a large species, or
>that these big ones are abnormal?
>
>>  The normal
>>siphonariidae stay from rocks, big rocks from the shore. This stay from
>>Mountain rocks and to remove it I ask the helps of the locals and they
>>used
>>Big Torch to release them and sometimes they fall to the sea and they have
>>to dive it to bring it back.
>
>Siphonariids do not grip tenaciously. Unlike limpets, they can
>usually quite easily be pulled off by hand. And if they do hold on
>tight, you can slip a blunt knife under the foot (I like to dig into
>the rock under the foot, so as not to injure the animal and cause it
>pain).
>
>>I will prepare a photo and if you wish I can
>>send you an attachment.
>
>Yes, I would like to se images of this, please.
>--
>Regards
>Andrew

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