Today on various .com news sites Giant sea snails discovered http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23412012-5003419,00.html Giant sea creatures found in Antarctic search http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/03/21/antarctic.search.ap/index.html Scientists find giant marine life in Antarctic sea survey http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/21/healthscience/AS-SCI-Antarctic-Sea-Life.php "...huge sea snails...were found during a 50-day voyage, marine scientist Don Robertson said. Cold temperatures, a small number of predators, high levels of oxygen in the sea water and even longevity could explain the size of some specimens, said Robertson, a scientist with NIWA." NIWA Press Release http://www.niwa.cri.nz/news/mr/2008/2008-01-30 Rather intriguing! Andrew, do you have access to any pictures of the mollusks at U. of O.? Rich ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.worldwideconchology.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
