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Date: | Thu, 11 Jun 1998 23:12:50 -0400 |
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I read some messages about Xenophora being a favorite - and its a
favorite of mine. They are fascinating and certainly wonderful shell
collectors - actually collectors of a lot of things - coral, stones,
slag, glass, bottle caps, even coins!
About your question on why they place bivalves as they do, Dan, it is
much easier to cement a shell with the convex surface to their shell
than the concave. A friend of mine once had a Xenophora conchyliophora
in his aquarium. It picked up a 'kitten's paw' which was still alive
and cemented it in place - in about 15 seconds. The Plicatula gibbosa
lived for about a month, and eventually the top shell fell off. I
wonder if some of the bivalves they attach aren't alive when cemented
on, too.
If anyone knows of a speciment of X. neozelandica kermadecensis being
available, please let me know or refer them to me. Thanks!
Doris Underwood
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