That's about it for the most recent papers on the subject.

Francisco & I used to refer to the unknown makers of circular holes as the
CHOs (Circular Hole Organisms). I suspect they too are beetles, because
many beetles can bore circular holes in wood, seeds, nuts, etc.

Aydin
snailstales.blogspot.com


On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 17:44:56 -0500, Phil Fallon <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>The following was returned by Francisco Welter-Schultes, who is not a
subscriber:
>
>
>Boreholes: we have circular and oval holes. Oval holes are drilled by
>a drilid beetle (Drilus sp.), circular holes by an unknown organism.
>
>See also:
>
>Schilthuizen, M., Kemperman, T. C. M. & Gittenberger, E. 1994.
>Parasites and predators in Albinaria (Gastropoda, Pulmonata:
>Clausiiidae). - Bios (Macedonia, Greece) 2: 177-186.
>
>Örstan, A. 1999. Drill holes in land snail shells from western Turkey.
>- Schriften zur Malakozoologie 13: 31-36. Cismar/Holstein.
>
>Welter-Schultes, F. W. 2000. The pattern of geographical and
>altitudinal variation in the land snail Albinaria idaea from Crete
>(Gastropoda: Clausiliidae). - Biological Journal of the Linnean
>Society 71: 237-250.
>
>Best regards
>Francisco
>
>

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