Thanks Paul,
Do you know of any links that i may try to find more specifics on this
volute?  Bob



At 11:08 AM 11/13/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Zidona dufresnei is a volute, not a top shell.  Top shells are
>herbivorous, but volutes are predators, feeding on a wide range of
>invertebrate animals, including other mollusks.  Probably some volutes
>are sufficiently opportunistic to feed on a dead animal they find (and
>can thereby be caught in traps), but I don't know specifically if Zidona
>dufresnei does this.
>
>Paul M.
>
Robert Fisher
Commercial Fisheries Specialist
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
College of William and Mary
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