Dear James,
 
1.  Stake a rotten fish-head out in the grass bed at a low tide in 6-12
inches of water.
 
2.  Check for Prunum and Melongena every 30 minutes.
 
3.  If no luck, try it on a sandy patch or at night or on a warmer day.
 
Good luck,
Harry
 
 
At 10:56 PM 4/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear all, I have a question. I have been wanting to collect live
>Marginella apicina
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>been able to find any live ones. So far I have searched only during the
>day; are they nocturnal?
>Should I look at night? If that is not the reason, then what could be
>keeping them?
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>Thanks,
>James
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