Dear Trish,

I am happy to hear from the Florida Museum of Natural History
database <http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/scripts/dbs/malacol_pub.asp>. On a
visit yesterday I was frustrated. Now I know why! One must not type
in simply "Collier" in the "County" field as a "0 record" return pops
up. However, use "Collier Co." in the "County" field, and  ... bingo!
The two records you report come up on the screen. Picky, picky!

Many thanks not only for the research but for restoring my faith in,
and the utility of, computers.

Harry


At 05:42 PM 1/3/2007, you wrote:
>Harry & Others:
>
>I have checked my field records for west Florida, which include
>numerous shallow water and shoreline records from Collier County
>north to Levy County, and from Wakulla County westward to Okaloosa
>County, and I have never collected nor seen any Nerita specimens,
>living or dead.
>Others may have found them, however: the Florida Museum has about
>340 specimens of Nerita from Florida. Of these, (only) 4 specimens
>were apparently found in west Florida: N. tessellata from Marco
>Island and from Long Boat Key; N. versicolor from Marco Island, and
>possibly (but this one seems doubtful to me) N. fulgurans from
>Hillsborough County.
>
>I am interested in hearing what the other collectors from this side
>have found.
>
>Trish
>
>
>Trish Hartmann
>Tampa, Florida
>www.anadarapress.com
>email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 1:28 PM
>Subject: west Florida nerites
>
>Listers,
>
>Last week I put out an APB for west Florida records of the genus
>Nerita. I haven't heard a peep. Perhaps the genus has never been
>found there? I don't recall ever finding one there, but my
>collecting has been limited by geography and relative lack of suitable habitat.
>
>How about the Lipes, Peggy Williams, Bailey-Matthews, other Sanibel folks?
>
>Harry

Harry G. Lee, M. D.
4132 Ortega Forest Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32210 USA
voice (904) 389 4049
email: [log in to unmask]
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