I have several "dream shells", but the top three have to be:
1) "Lishkeia" ottoi (Philippi, 1844): Abbott, 1974 lists this as
"common" - right, and so are pots of gold at the end of rainbows. There
is not a single live specimen in any collection in Eastern Canada - a
"subfossil" is the best i've seen. David Delucia once got one for $5,
but he seemed reluctant to part with it...
2) Volutomitra groenlandica (Muller, 1842): ok - Abbott has this one as
"uncommon" - to off Massachusetts!
3) Seguenzia monocingulata monocingulata Seguenzia, 1876 - Gulf of Maine
to Mexico - DEEP!!
Surprisingly, i also lack Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778) - it is
supposed to be rather frequent, to Conneticut, in shallow water, on
Fucus - but i just can't find the beastie!!
O yes - i wouldn't mind an Omalogyra planorbis (Dall,1927), - this
little guy is only 1mm or so all grown up - or an Omalogyra atomis
(Phillipi, 1841), which is only half that size in its old age, ad occurs
to Rhode Island, in "lower rock pools".
These are for my study & reference collection, so i don't suppose anyone
will mind if i scream that
I WILL TRADE ***VERY*** GENEROUSLY FOR ANY OF THESE CRYPTIC CRITTERS!!!
-Ross.
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