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From Vicky Wall: when my dad was in New Guinea on business, children would
bring him Telescopium snails, and he found out later, they were to be for
his dinner, not just for my collection!
Karlynn Morgan wrote:
> In Egypt, these shells are consumed on a regular basis by the local
> population bordering the Red Sea:
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> Lambis truncata
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> Chicoreus ramosus
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> Strombus tricornis
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> and occasionally I have seen Pinctada margaritifera for sale in the
> market place in Suez, along with Tridacna.
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> I have never seen Charonia tritonis eaten, but have been told that it is
> occasionally consumed.
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> On dive boats, I have seen tourists (mainly Europeans) eat any number of
> pectins raw.
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> There may be more species, but I'm away from home and have no shell
> books to jog my memory!
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> Karlynn
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> Karlynn Morgan
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> Post Office Box 7606 / Naples, FL 34101-7606 / USA
> FAX: (941) 649-8165
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