Alex,

Chafarinas are three little Spanish islands (I lived there some periods when
I was a child), about three miles off Morocco coast, right south from
Almeria. They are a military zone, though they could be visited under
permission. They are a little renowned because the last remaining specimen
of monk seal (a male, called "Peluso") in Spanish territory lives there.
Only persons that I know who could have some knowledge about terrestrial
snails from Chafarinas are Jose Ahuir Galindo ([log in to unmask]) or,
maybe, Sebastian Torres Alba ([log in to unmask]), you may try to contact
them directly.
Best regards,

Alfonso Pina
Málaga, Spain
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www.eumed.net/malakos



----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Menez" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:29 AM
Subject: Chafarinas


> Hi
>
> Does anyone have any knowledge of the land molluscs of the Chafarinas
> islands? These are the small islands just off the Moroccan coast.
>
> Alex