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Subject:	Re: a variety of drill holes in shells - octopod borings
From:	Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:19:46 +1300
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Octopod borings tend to be irregular, with "points" at the outer
edges and grooved sides; the opening is very small and you can often
see faint scratches around the boring, probably produced by the
radula. I have seen these in Miocene fossils from Europe.

The heteromorphic gastropod Babylonia perforata seems to be a
favorite octopus food these days.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
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Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut

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