Andrew
Candidula intersecta is also common here in Melbourne in coastal areas and
as you say is well hidden
most of the tome
Geoff
>From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Mystery Greek Terrestrial
>Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 11:48:49 +1200
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>>Most probably the species is Theba pisana. The colourpattern of
>>Trochoidea cretica (belongs to the Hygromiidae!) is different.
>>Pisana is widespread in the whole mediterrenean area
>
>How DARE you people be right??
>
>As I said, these beasties are difficult to identify.
>
>According to Vaught and Abbott 1989 Trochoidea is in Helicellidae.
>
>It might be of interest to some to hear that Candidula intersecta is
>alive & well around limestone cliffs in New Zealand. They can be
>extremely common after rain, even crawling across the bottoms of very
>small pools, but when it's dry there will be not a sign of any living
>specimen.
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin
>New Zealand
>Fossil preparator
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