The depth given for the Prunum roscidum (Redfield, 1860) that I have from
Cape May Busycon fishermen is 50 to 70 feet.

Sue Hobbs


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> David,
> I've only been through North Carolina a couple of times.  The one time
> that we went out to the scallop piles at Moorehead City.  This was in
> 1970.  We found many shells.  We found a couple of Prunum roscidum.  I
> also met a woman that was fishing off of North Carolina and she pulled
> up a large dead Helmet,(madagascarensis).  She dumped out the largest
> roscidum that I had ever seen.  I bought them all from her.  I think
> that P. roscidum is only found in deep water.  Does anyone know any
> different.  It was Hugh Porter that told me where the Scallop dump was
> when I met him a year or two before.
>
> Bob
>
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