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Hi Phil,
As common names go, the Tegula congeners (Trochidae) are called "turban
snails" in California. Out here, "top" snails can refer to Turbinidae,
like Lithopoma, or to trochids, like Calliostoma. I doubt DFG officials
make the distinction on a regular basis; I have a scientific collecting
permit and have been stopped only once--the officers were familiar with
various trochids and turbinids at the level of "snails" and not beyond.
> It seems to me that the regulations allow the collecting of some
> gastropods within the 1,000 foot limit (limpets, moon snails and turban
> snails- there is a moratorium on abalone) in some areas. The selection
> of allowed species is interesting- why turban snails and not Tegulas,
> for example? If crabs are allowed, can one collect hermit crabbed
> shells in tidepools in California?
Cheers,
Steve
Steve Lonhart
Department of Biology Office: (831) 459-4026
University of California FAX: (831) 459-4882
Santa Cruz, CA 95064 email: [log in to unmask]
WEBSITE: http://www-biology.ucsc.edu/people/potts/lonhart/
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