Aydin,

We are being liberal with our use of language. We are narcotizing the
mollusk, the shell is probably not being affected, the animal = soft part,
is being killed in hopefully a relaxed state.

> I had no idea one could narcotize shells. They are, you know, mostly
> calcium
> carbonate.
>
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Regards,
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm
Research Associate - Section of Mollusks
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
Fellow-American Academy of Family Practice
Fellow-Academy of Wilderness Medicine

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