Bernardino,
It is sold by the pound in Chinese fish markets in NYC.  The larger, more
expensive ones have the apex ground off, however.

Allen Aigen  NYC
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On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 15:20:25 -0000 Bernardino
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> Here in Portugal Littorina littorea is collected and sold in
> fishmarkets as
> seafood. I believe this happens in some other countries ( Spain,
> France,
> etc ). It's considered better in taste than Mondonta, so why not
> start
> eating L.littorea to control the populations? I am sure that one can
> find
> many different receips to cook it.
>
> regards from Portugal
>
> Bernardino
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ross mayhew" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 3:54 AM
> Subject: Re: molluscs invading North America: what about Littorina
> littorea?
>
>
> > Amongst "invasive" species, so far as i can figure out, Littorina
> > littorea is a very interesting case:  So far as i understand it,
> the
> > latest research indicates it was present in sub-Boreal Canada
> (NFLD,
> > N.S.) for at least many hundreds of years  - "prior to 1200": i
> had a
> > great reference but can't find it now!! -  , then around 1860 it
> took
> > off down the New England coast, causing all sorts of havoc in its
> wake.
> >
> > My questions are:
> >
> > 1) What at the "best guesses" as to why this species which had
> been
> > around for quite some time, suddenly expanded its range so
> quickly??
> >
> > and 2) What exactly were the negative consequenses of this
> dramatic and
> > rapid range expansion?  I have read only brief descriptions,
> related to
> > the high densities it attains (often over 500 specimens per
> square
> > meter) and its food preferences: does anyone have a more detailed
> > account of the ecosystem alterations it caused?
> >
> > From the nippy Wilds of New Scotland,
> > Ross Mayhew.
> >
> >
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