Hello David Kirsh,
Could you please discribe bit more on Hzpponix, dose this has any connection to
UMBONIUM family. I have seen some thing close to what you discribe but I
don't have
any specimens with me.
Gunasena de silva
Sri Lanka - e-mail <[log in to unmask]>
At 12:04 PM 1/17/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Folks,
>Does anyone know the name of the ubiquitous cap-shell (Hipponix? or
>whatever the newer name is) that invariably attaches singly or in pairs to
>the parietal area of shallow water gastropods in Sri Lanka?
>
>And how does it "know" how to find the parietal area?
>
>It's about 5mm in diameter, white, with radiating ribs. Apex is elevated
>and pointed to one side.
>
>David Kirsh
>Durham, NC
>