Interesting Bill, James Ernst theorizes that since they are only dredged
near the canal's entrance that they are coming from passing ships much like
the zebra mussels. ferreter
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From: William M. Frank <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Monday, December 06, 1999 2:21 AM
Subject: Re: Mitra mitra in Panama


>Mitra mitra (Linnaeus, 1758) has been reported from the eastern Pacific
>(Galapagos Islands) as early as 1976.  See "The Recent Molluscan Marine
>Fauna of the Islas Galapagos" by Kirstie L. Kaiser, The Festivus, Volume
>XXIX, December 4, 1997 Supplement, 67 pp., published by the San Diego
>Shell Club.
>
>Bill Frank
>1865 Debutante Dr.
>Jacksonville, Florida 32246
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: ferreter <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Sunday, December 05, 1999 7:36 PM
>Subject: Mitra mitra in Panama
>
>
>> You thought finding cuttlefish in Florida was a real headache how about
>this
>> , James Ernest, world renown Sheller extraordinaire  showed me pictures
of
>> huge mitra mitra dredged from near  porta balboa . I can hear the
>arguments
>> and since there is not much credence to my words all i can tell you is
>that
>> we have seen the pictures of live mitra mitra on the deck of his fishing
>> boat . can't wait to hear this one . ferreter
>