Hi Harry,
Thanks for the references.
-Carey
On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 7:10 AM, Harry G. Lee<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Carey,
>
> Since over 2/3 of your list is comprised of bivalves, a very good start on
> understanding the life history of your animals would be to consult:
>
> Mikkelsen, P.M. and R. Bieler, 2007. South Florida seashells living marine
> mollusks of the Florida Keys and adjacent regions. Bivalves. Princeton
> University Press, Princeton, NJ. [i]-viii + 1-503.
>
> Coan, E. V., P. V. Scott, and F. R. Bernard, 2000. Bivalve seashells of
> western North America. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa
> Barbara, USA. 1-674 + viii, incl. 124 pls., numerous teat figures.
> [Extralimital, but the majority of the traits you mention are shared with
> congeneric (or more remote) relatives]
>
> Harry
>
>
> At 05:13 AM 7/6/2009, you wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to put together an analysis of the biological traits for these
> bivalves and gastropods (listed below). I am having a hard time finding much
> information of these three traits specifically. If anybody would like to
> provide their expertise or knows of an available source of knowledge on
> these traits for these species it would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Carey Gelpi
>
> ADULT LIFE HABIT
> sessile, tube permanent attachment, tube semi-permanent attachment,
> burrower, surface crawler, faculative swimmers
>
> REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY
> asexual, sexual with planktroph larvae, sexual with lecitotroph larvae,
> sexual with brooding / direct development.
>
> FEEDING HABIT
> suspension-feeder, surface deposit-feeder, sub-surface deposit-feeder,
> grazer, carnivorous / scavenger, omnivorous
>
>
>
>
> Oliva sayana
> Nassarius acutus
> Anachis obesa
> Terebra dislocata
> Polinices duplicatus
> Natica pusilla
> Sigatica semisulcata
> Epitonium angulatum
> Cyclostremella humilis
> Solariorbis blakei
> Parviturboides interruptus
> Bittium varium
> Strigilla pisiformis
> Tellina iris
> Tellina versicolor
> Tellina alternata
> Macoma pulleyi
> Macoma tenta
> Mulinia lateralis
> Raeta plicatella
> Trigoniocardia antillarum
> Nuculana concentrica
> Abra aequalis
> Diplodonta soror
> Parvilucina multilineata
> Linga amiantus
> Lirophora clenchi
> Lirophora latilirata
> Solen viridis
> Dosinia discus
> Pandora trilineata
> Anadara transversa
> Anadara brasiliana
> Periploma margaritaceum
> Corbula chittyana
> Corbula swiftiana
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Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences
presently located at the French research institute for the
exploitation of the sea (Ifremer) Brest, France
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