LISTSERV - CONCH-L Archives - LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

CONCH-L Archives

Conchologists List

CONCH-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

	LISTSERV Archives
	CONCH-L Home

	Log In
	Register

	Subscribe or Unsubscribe

	Search Archives

Options:	Use Forum View Use Monospaced Font Show Text Part by Default Condense Mail Headers
Message:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Topic:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]
Author:	[<< First] [< Prev] [Next >] [Last >>]

Mime-Version:	1.0 (Apple Message framework v553)
Content-Type:	text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Date:	Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:04:51 -0500
Reply-To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:	Re: Cassis in NC
From:	Peggy Williams <[log in to unmask]>
In-Reply-To:	<[log in to unmask]>
Content-Transfer-Encoding:	7bit
Sender:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Parts/Attachments:	text/plain (26 lines)

> I've never found any Simnia nor seen a live one anywhere. Where do they
> get off calling them "common"?
>
They are common some places - several on one gorgonian in fact. But
they're VERY hard to spot unless you're looking specifically for them,
and even hard then. They line up  with the gorgonian and look like a
lump on it. If the coral animals are out, the mantle of the simnia
mimics them.

Peggy

           Peggy Williams: shell collecting trips
          Visit my website: www.Shelltrips.com
                               PO Box 575
                        Tallevast FL 34270
                           (941) 355-2291
                   [log in to unmask]

----------------------------------------------------------------------
[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs
To leave this list, click on the following web link:
http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1
Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and
click leave the list.
----------------------------------------------------------------------

ATOM RSS1 RSS2

LISTSERV.UGA.EDU