I would definitely NOT recommend Arizona as a retirement place for any Ostrea. Remember, it's a DRY heat. LOL
---- David Campbell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Growth lines are generally a good guide, as long as there are annual
regular seasons (in the climate or the life cycle). If you have the
funding and really want to know, you can check stable isotope ratios. 25
years is a good lifespan for your average marine shallow water bivalve, but
some freshwater mussels and Arctica islandica get far older. Deep-sea taxa
(including a few oysters) probably also have long lifespans.
On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Ellen Bulger <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I would think, after 25 years, you would have done everything an oyster
> has to do, everything an oyster can do, so you'd be ready to retire.
> Florida maybe? Probably NOT Arizona.
>
> ;)
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 11:32 AM, Jan Haspeslagh <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> According to my colleague here it would be about 25years old (based on
>> the growth rings). Don’t know if that makes it eligible for retirement yet
>> J
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>> Jan Haspeslagh
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>> *"To add a library to a house is to give that house a soul" (Cicero)*
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>> *Van:* Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *Namens *Ellen
>> Bulger
>> *Verzonden:* maandag 31 augustus 2015 17:01
>> *Aan:* [log in to unmask]
>>
>> *Onderwerp:* Re: [CONCH-L] world record for Crassostrea gigas?
>>
>>
>>
>> How old do you figure it is? How long can they live?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 9:57 AM, Harry Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Dear John and Jan,
>>
>> I suspect you lifted that from Huber (2010: 180), which lists that exact
>> dimension.
>>
>> Harry
>>
>> Huber, M., 2010. Compendium of bivalves. *A full-color guide to 3,300
>> of the world’s marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of
>> research*. ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany. 901 pp., incl. numerous
>> color figs + CD-ROM. August.
>>
>>
>> At 08:31 AM 8/31/2015, John Wolff wrote:
>>
>> Can't tell you the source, but I have 450mm in my personal database
>> accumulated from various sources such as the old WRS, literature and
>> dealers...
>>
>> John
>> Lancaster, PA
>>
>> On 8/31/15 8:16 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>
>> Thank you Vicky for the quick reply. It was not me who found it, but a
>> tourist family that brought their find to the nearby nature reserve. Then
>> my colleagues (marine biologists) were contacted to verify and confirm this
>> extraordinary find. I'll tell them to register this one in the WRS as soon
>> as possible!!
>>
>> warm regards,
>>
>> Jan
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>> *Van: *"Vicky Wall" <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]>
>> *Aan: *[log in to unmask]
>> *Verzonden: *Maandag 31 augustus 2015 14:11:45
>> *Onderwerp: *Re: [CONCH-L] world record for Crassostrea gigas?
>>
>> Hello Jan,
>> The record in the 2015 WRS is listed as gigas gigas, 92.16mm from 2004.Â
>> Congratulations on your find!
>>
>> Vicky Wall
>> NC, USA
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>> *From: *"jan haspeslagh" <[log in to unmask]>
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> *To: *[log in to unmask]
>> *Sent: *Monday, August 31, 2015 2:45:48 AM
>> *Subject: *[CONCH-L] world record for Crassostrea gigas?
>>
>> Dear shellers,
>>
>> Can someone check the currently listed world record size for Crassostrea
>> gigas? We have found a huge one here (38 centimeters) on the Belgian coast,
>> see:
>>
>> https://twitter.com/jmeesvliz/status/637268821817036800
>>
>> This is bigger than the size listed in the Guinness book of records. But
>> what does the WRS say?
>>
>> thanks for any information!
>>
>> Jan Haspeslagh
>> Belgium
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