Great observation, Aydin.

I have seen the shed "skins" of similar puparia inside otherwise
empty landsnails but didn't know if the habitation was established
before or after the snail's demise.

Harry


At 11:47 AM 9/18/2008, you wrote:
>A pdf copy of my paper is available at:
>http://home.earthlink.net/~aydinslibrary2/Orstan08b.pdf
>
>Aydin
>snailstales.blogspot.com
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:33:25 +0200, Eduard Heiman <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
> >Heiman, E.L.  MORE ABOUT THE FOSSULA IN SHELLS BELONGING TO THE GENUS
>PUSTULARIA.
> >
> >                       DISTRIBUTION OF PUSTULARIA CICERCULA AND P.
> MARGARITA.
> >
> >                       COMPARING SHELL CHARACTERS CONFIRMS: CONCHOLOGICALLY
>'MARGARITA' MAY BE A SMOOTH FORM OF PUSTULARIA CICERCULA
> >
> >                       VARIATION IN COWRIES: FOLLOW-UP 2
> >
> >Mienis, H.K. & Mienis, D.   THIARA SCABRA, A TROPICAL SNAIL, HAS INVADED
>THE SEA OF GALILEE, ISRAEL
> >
> >Aydin Orstan     LARVA OF THE SCIOMYZID FLY PHERBELLIA ALBOVARIA PREYS ON
>THE LAND SNAIL ANGUISPIRA FERGUSONI
> >
> >Inchaustegui, J.   SOMBREROS, SHELLS AND SPURS. AN UNOFFICIAL REPORT OF THE
>CONCHOLOGISTS OF AMERICA 2008 CONVENTION
> >
> >Heiman, E.L.      NEW AND OLD FINDS
> >
> >E. Heiman
> >
>
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