>Dear Conch-L
>    I recieved this email from a High school student doing a project for his
>biology class.  He is looking for information on Iyanass obsoleta (the common
>name he gave me was a Mud Snail)I only knew the feeding habits but everything
>else is unknown to me.
>
>1. complete taxonomic name of mud snail
>2. where in the marsh the mud snail lives
>3. feeding habits of the mud snail
>4. reproductive habits of the mud snail
>5. importance to the marsh
>6. importance to humans
>7. interesting trivia about it
>
>If anyone could answer any of these questions please let me know.
>
>Thanks
>Sarah Watson
>
>
 
6 and/or 7. trivia - intermediate host for one of the trematodes that causes
'swimmer's itch' in humans
 
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