I am happy to report that Prunum roscidum (Redfield,1860) is alive and very
well just off the coast here in Cape May, New Jersey.  I have many of them
collected by Busycon fishermen, from their traps, where they are attracted
to the bait, Limulus, the Horseshoe crab.  Now that the harvesting of
Limulus has been prohibited in NJ this spring, the Busycon fishery is pretty
much closed down, but they still set Busycon traps a few miles away along
the coast of Delaware.  I have seen a few early Limulus females on the beach
but the world-class nature spectacle of the Red Knots, Ruddy Turnstones and
many other migrating bird species gorging themselves on freshly laid Limulus
eggs is still a few weeks away, here along the Delaware Bay.

Sue Hobbs


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From: "David Kirsh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:18 PM
Subject: [CONCH-L] Erato-mania on a NC beach


>I can pretend I'm on a Caribbean island when I go to some North
> Carolina beaches. Then I have to remind myself where I am when I find
> some of these shells.
>
> Yesterday on Shackelford Island, I came across a somewhat worn but
> otherwise intact Hespererato maugeriae. And an aperture fragment of
> Tritonoharpa lanceolata. These are both recorded in Porter's (1974)
> book on NC shells. But still....
>
> Are they fossils that washed out of one of the sand dunes or could they
> be living in shallow water?
>
> Has anyone found Prunum roscidum live or even fresh-dead--and where?
> I've only found well-worn ones.
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
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