Karlynn,

That's a good point about the possibility of scallop fishermen dumping their catch before returning to port, especially if they were ranging all over the southeast. When I visited a dump in Snead's Ferry, I was told that the catch was from off Carrabelle, FL, in the panhandle. This was plausible despite the "long haul," given the fauna.

Meanwhile, the Cassis madagascariensis fragments are still evident. Some have said that these have eroded out of the dunes. I think that's somewhat more likely than that they rolled in from deeper water. I must say the color of the fragments looks pretty fresh. However, it would be really exciting for someone to find a live one in shallow water in NC and I wouldn't be completely surprised.

David

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>From: Karlynn Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
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>Anyhow, these shell dumps were a great source of some quite uncommon
>shells.  Many have never been found elsewhere in NC.  It has been said
>by several that Porter's first edition included some shells from the
>scallop dumps that were not "really" NC shells.  It is entirely possible
>that some of these shells were also dumped offshore before the boats
>arrived back at their home port.

>
>Karlynn
>NC -
>


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