Dear Eduardo,

Que e isto?????

Harry


At 07:17 PM 9/1/99 -0300, you wrote:
>Dear Tom,
>
>I have two Bathynerita naticoidea that came from the Lousianna slope,
>collected at +-400m deep close to oil platforms. It's not from the genus
>Nerita, but from the same family. It looks much more a Natica than a Nerita.
>
>[]s
>
>Eduardo Moreira
>Brasilia, Brazil
>
>
>-----Mensagem original-----
>De: Thomas E. Eichhorst [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Enviada em: Quarta-feira, 1 de Setembro de 1999 00:57
>Para: [log in to unmask]
>Assunto: Re: [CONCH-L] ?
>
>
>James,
>
>...
>
>Last, about the deep water question.  I have an unknown nerite that was
>taken by tangle nets in deep water off of Balicasag Island, Bohol,
>Philippines.  I have another (can't remember the name but it is identified)
>that was mislabeled (I'm almost certain) as coming from 80 fathoms.  If so,
>it had probably been dropped overboard and subsequently recovered.  But the
>unknown, deep water nerite came with a lot of unidentified nerites from the
>Philippines.  All had very good data but the person who collected then knew
>nothing about nerites.  All were personally collected by him except the
>"deep water" nerite which was taken by the ubiquitous local fishermen with
>tangle nets.  So who knows?  This family inhabits a very harsh and demanding
>environment (intertidal) and have even taken up residence in brackish and
>fresh waters -- so the deep water dweller may be in my shell drawer or
>waiting to be found.  Everyone "knew" Cypraea cervus was a vegetarian until
>Van and Alta Van Landingham had one that ate coquina clams like they were
>going out of style.
>
>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
>
Harry G. Lee
Suite 500
1801 Barrs St.
Jacksonville, Fl. 32204
USA   904-384-6419
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