IRGO is about as close as you can come to COA

http://www.uh.edu/~rmaddock/IRGO/irgohome.html



> I had no idea about these small guys - although I remember reading
something
> about a "land snail bivalve" somewhere.
> Now, is there any Ostracodologists of America?
>
> Marcus
>
> >From: bivalve <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Ostracods
> >Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:17:52 -0400
> >
> >The main diversity of ostracods is in marine habitats.  Although water
> >fleas (Daphnia, etc.) and clam shrimp (cladocerans) are more familiar
> >freshwater bivalved crustaceans, there are freshwater and even
terrestrial
> >ostracods (known from humid areas in Australia and New Zealand, I think).
> >They can be prey for predatory mollusks and are useful paleontological
> >indicators (age and habitat), so they are good for something besides just
> >confusing folks interested in small bivalves.
> >
> >     Dr. David Campbell
> >     Old Seashells
> >     University of Alabama
> >     Biodiversity & Systematics
> >     Dept. Biological Sciences
> >     Box 870345
> >     Tuscaloosa, AL  35487 USA
> >     [log in to unmask]
> >
> >That is Uncle Joe, taken in the masonic regalia of a Grand Exalted
> >Periwinkle of the Mystic Order of Whelks-P.G. Wodehouse, Romance at
> >Droitgate Spa
>
>
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