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Re: Conch Egg Cases?
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bivalve <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 16 May 2003 12:04:04 -0400
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>If it is an egg case, is it the product of one female, or is it some kind of nursery?<

A single female produces each chain.  I don't know the minimum size for reproduction in whelks, but the largest individuals can exceed a foot in length.


    Dr. David Campbell
    Old Seashells
    University of Alabama
    Biodiversity & Systematics
    Dept. Biological Sciences
    Box 870345
    Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
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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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