Paul,
  You are correct.  Problem of fingers typing to fast, brain thinking to
slowly.  Check Acmaea scabra Gould earlier and this is not the taxon in
question.  Thanks.

Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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On Sun, 28 Nov 1999 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> Hi Charlie,
> I think you mean Patelloida saccharina.  I'm not aware of a Patella by that
> name.  Also, there are no Patella species in California.  The Californian
> species which most closely resembles Patelloida saccharina is Acmaea scabra
> Gould.  However, P. saccharina is exported from the Philippines literally by
> the ton for craftwork, and I wouldn't be too surprised to find a couple of
> specimens that someone dropped almost anywhere.
> Regards,
> Paul M.
>