Dear James,
Behavioral ecology of mollusks can be very interesting. It helps to keep your eyes open and notice what the animals are doing, just as you have been doing. It's also important to keep good notes, drawings or photographs of the animals you are particu;lary interested in. You'll find that our shelled mollusk's behavior is every bit as interesting as their pretty shells!
Roland
 
Roland C. Anderson, Puget Sound Biologist
The Seattle Aquarium
1483 Alaskan Way
Seattle WA 98101 USA
phone: 206-386-4359
See our website: www.seattleaquarium.org
 
>>> James M Cheshire <[log in to unmask]> 12/22 11:30 PM >>>
Dear all, Today I did my first
study on live mollusks.
I went down to the Santa
Rosa sound and brought
up some Nassarius vibex.
I went home and put them
in a dish of seawater. What
I saw was just amazing.
Coming from the shell I
saw a very long siphon.
Next came 2 tiny tentacles
with pinpoint eyes in the
middle. On the back of the
foot I saw the operculum
and two small cirri. When
I fed them I saw a VERY
long proboscis which seized
and consumed the food.
I was just stunned by their
complexity!
I also got some nice cowries
from Mike Hart today. I got 2 cypraea diliculum virginalis,
2 cypraea asellus, 1 cypraea bistrinotata, and 1 cypraea
moneta rostrate.
 
I hope you like
my story!
 
Kind Regards James
 
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