In a message dated 8/6/01 10:26:42 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< I recently had the opportunity to examine a large number of
Xenophora conchyliophora and it would appear that one specimen
had attached a live bivalve to its shell. This was a veteran X. specimen
- nearly 95 mm. in length. >>
I can't wait to see the pics. But in this context, what does veteran mean?