Interesting!  I suppose he didn't realize it was the same species.  Sure
fooled me for awhile.  I guess it wouldn't be a valid name either, although
I'm tempted to put it on my labels for fun.
Nora Bryan
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA
 
Gijs C. Kronenberg wrote:
 
> Dear Nora,
>
> No Stromboid notch in juveniles. By the way, did you know that Linnaeus
> also named the juvenile of Strombus gigas? He named it Strombus lucifer.
>
> Gijs C. Kronenberg
>
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> > Van: NORA BRYAN <[log in to unmask]>
> > Aan: [log in to unmask]
> > Onderwerp: Juvenile Strombus gigas
> > Datum: zondag 4 april 1999 22:51
> >
> > Can anyone tell me if juvenile Strombus gigas, (say about 25 cm long)
> > has an obvious strombal notch?  (I am starting to think that this is
> > what my "mystery" shells may be - the ones I thought might be a
> > Hemifusus or a Busycon).  My specimens don't have one.
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Nora Bryan
> > Calgary, Alberta
> > CANADA