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Peter V Wolfe wrote:
> I just got back from the Bahamas, where we went conching.
> During the process of separating the animals from their
> shells, our Bahamian guide pulled out a clear stringy
> thing he called the "pistil" [my spelling], which he
> dipped in sea water and ate. He says it's a tradition,
> so of course I ate one too. I'm trying to find out
> what part of the animal it was. I've searched a lot of
> 'net sites, and I can't find any detailed anatomy of
> conches.
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> Also, can anyone recommend a good resource for identifying
> the species of conch I got? I still have the shell, but I
> know that getting a genus and species is a long shot.
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> Thanks.
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> Peter
--
Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.
Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells
Bobbi in Shell Creations
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