you should read Plinius in Latin his natural history. Sorry, but my mother and I can't remember
the title. But it was Plinius the older one.
Helmut from Innsbruck


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Could you recommend any books in particular?

Thanks!

mendel

At 07:02 AM 1/1/97 +0100, A Menez wrote:
>  Hello All the information you need, and more, can be found in almost any
>of the popular, and certainly more specialized, works on molluscs! Alex
>mendel singer wrote: Hi,
>   I am new to the list. My interest in mollusks is in relation to ancient
>dyeing of biblical purple and biblical blue. I am an academic, but in a
>  I was
>in need of some information that I couldn't seem to track down, so I am
>trying here.   I am looking for some information about certain muricidae -
>particularly
>murex brandaris and trunculus. The info I need concerns:
>1. Are they on top of the sand in the sea - or do they bury themselves in?
>2. Do they have blue blood (like many cephalopods do)?
>3. When does their shell grow in relation to their body growth?
>4. Do they have tentacles? If so, are they shaped like hooks (like squid
>  were rather straight. If ayone can help me out with answers or
>suggestions where to look, it
>would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Mendel E. Singer, Ph.D.
>Case Western Reserve University
>