This is a topic that I have found myself wondering about before.  I don't
believe that I have ever seen distinctions made indicating morphological
differences between the shells of a molluscan specie's male and female.  It
is certainly common amoungst chordates.  Anyone out there who can enlighten
us on instances in the molluscan fauna?
 
Scott Jordan
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Monfils <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, June 25, 1998 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: Cymatium raderi -Reply
 
 
>Hello Gijs,
>
>That possibility (so called sexual dimorphism) is always worth
>investigating when two similar forms live in close proximity.
>However, in the case of Cymatium raderi and Cymatium femorale, the
>geographic separation  of the two forms rules out that possibility.
>
>Paul M.