Hi,
Several of us have collected this species on eel grass at Halibut Point
Recreation Area (Magic Island locally) in Sitka, Alaska. Searched for it
there last week, but without success (tide wasn't as low as on previous
trips to the area).
Tom Rice
-----Original Message-----
From: Harry G. Lee <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: missing limpet
>Dear Dr. Yamaguchi,
>
>We discussed the Eelgrass Limpet, Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831) on Conch-L
back
>in early 1998, when Ross Mayhew reported collecting a specimen he thought
might
>be that species. I gave him some diapositives of an authentic specimen at
the
>summer, 1998 COA meeting, and I think he agreed that he had not found L. a.
>
>Anyway, it remains extinct - or at least extirpated from Atlantic waters.
>Experts on matters of this sort include James Carlton
><[log in to unmask]> and Erich Haber <[log in to unmask]>, who
recently
>threatened to put images of my specimen on the cover of an immanently
upcoming
>Canadian government work on endangered biota. Relevant excerpts of the COA
>discussion follow:
>
>"At 12:44 AM 1/25/98 -0400, Ross Mayhew wrote:
>>Anyway, has anyone information about
>>or references to similar communities, or perhaps an actual alveus to
>>spare or lend? (believe it or not, there is not a single valid specimen
>>to be found in any local collection, and i would very much like to have
>>a close look at one!!)"
>
>To which I replied:
>"Dear Ross et al.,
>Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831) may well be the limpet Ross has observed. It
is
>presently considered extinct in the Atlantic Ocean. If we are talking
about
>the same critter, we may have made an encouraging discovery and again
>demonstrated the indispensability of amateur scientists in field biology.
>
>Two references and an offer:
>
>Gould, S. J. (1991) On the loss of a limpet. Natural History (June): 22-27.
>
>Forsyth, R. (1997) The Eelgrass Limpet Lottia alveus in Boundary Bay, B.C.
The
>Dredgings: 18. (this is a shell club newsletter).
>
>For comparison with your shells referred to "T." testudinalis (Muller,
1776), I
>can lend you my only specimen of L. alveus at C.O.A. '98. It was collected
in
>the 1930's at Ile au Haut, ME.
>
>Meanwhile, I shall prepare photos. The shell has nearly parallel sides
>("elliptical" would not be apt) and measures 8.5 mm. by 5.2 mm."
>
>
>At 06:52 PM 5/16/00 +0900, Dr. Yamaguchi wrote:
>>Dear expert colleagues,
>>
>>I am organizing data on extinction of molluscs for teaching, and would
like to
>>find out the present status of the supposed-to-be extinct eel-grass limpet
>>along
>>the Atlantic coast of North America. Is this limpet (Lottia alveus) still
>>missing?
>>
>>Thank you very much for your help in advance.
>>
>>Masashi Yamaguchi
>
>Hope this helps,
>Harry
>Harry G. Lee
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