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Pall Einarsson <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 23 May 2000 11:16:06 +0100
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Two of these beasties live right outside my window,- well, within a
kilometer of my office. Lacuna pallidula is quite frequent but Omalogyra
atomis is just hard to find because of its size. I will see what I can do
at next spring tide.

Pall Einarsson
Reykjavik, Iceland

>
>Surprisingly, i also lack Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778) - it is
>supposed to be rather frequent, to Conneticut, in shallow water, on
>Fucus - but i just can't find the beastie!!
>
>O yes - i wouldn't mind an Omalogyra planorbis (Dall,1927), - this
>little guy is only 1mm or so all grown up - or an Omalogyra atomis
>(Phillipi, 1841), which is only half that size in its old age, ad occurs
>to Rhode Island, in "lower rock pools".
>
>These are for my study & reference collection, so i don't suppose anyone
>will mind if i scream that
>
>I WILL TRADE ***VERY*** GENEROUSLY FOR ANY OF THESE CRYPTIC CRITTERS!!!
>
>-Ross.
>
>
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Páll Einarsson
Science Institute, University of Iceland
Hofsvallagata 53
107 Reykjavik

Phone +354 525 4816,  fax +354 552 1347, email [log in to unmask]
http://www.raunvis.hi.is/~palli/
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