Otala spp.? they must be a bit gross and compressed
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From: "David Kirsh" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:53 PM
Subject: From Holy Toledo to Agua Amarga


> I'm back from Spain, with a few days of shelling on southeastern beaches.
>
> With so much of the shoreline composed of pebbles or gravel, it seemed
that there were no visible living species intertidally and little to none
shell fragment in places. The best shoreline spot I could find was just
south of the town of Aguilas, where diverse micros mixed with gravel just
behind the rocks in the swash zone.
>
> >From a cursory glance, it looks like there's a Steironepion species in
the Mediterranean, with small evenly spaced teeth on the outer lip. Does
anyone know what it might be? More on the micros when I get a chance.
>
> The beach at the airport in Almeria had a number of decent beached shells
despite the strong surf. Discoidal land snails with orange apertures covered
the brush on the path to the beach. What are these?
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
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