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Subject:	Re: Off topic: strange critter needs ID
From:	Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 29 Oct 2002 23:32:32 +1300
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>Not a mollusc.
>
>Photo'd in Cozumel.
>
>Appears to be a four-armed brittle star. Is NOT a pentamerous animal
>with a missing arm.
>
>Anyone want to take a shot at ID?
>
>tia
>mike gray

A 4-armed ophiuroid would be odd (unless injured), but I HAVE been
finding quite a few 6-armed ones in my canyon material, so...

I'll have a go (at least I should be able to say what SORT of beast
it is, if not to generic level).
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<[log in to unmask]>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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