Peggy

When touched/collected in the wild they roll up into a tight ball, it' very
hard to flatten out after.

Rick

Original Message:
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From: Peggy Williams [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:55:36 -0400
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Part 1:  Man and Mollusc Mystery Pages


No. 6 is Cryptochiton stelleri (Middendorff, 1847), the "Gumboot
Chiton". Alive, it can top a foot in length; when preserved the
mantle, which covers the smaller shell, shrinks somewhat. The pictured
specimen has been rolled around a bit and the mantle has worn. In life
it's a deep maroon color, sometimes spotted with turquoise.

Peggy Williams

On Oct 14, 2008, at 10:19 PM, Avril Bourquin wrote:

> Dear Conchlers and people asking for assistance,
>
> I apologize for being so tardy in getting the “Mystery Pages” up and
> running this summer.  Health reasons have kept me away from my work.
>
> There are a total of 19 new Mystery pages (See:
http://www.manandmollusc.net/id_help.html
>  ) of people seeking assistance that I have not been able to answer
> to my acceptance..  I have numbered each inquiry and would ask when
> submitting information to either myself ([log in to unmask] ) or to
> the Conch L list that you use this number so that I am sure to get
> the information onto the correct personal pages as quickly as
> possible.
>
> To the people who now have their pages online (see the list at
http://www.manandmollusc.net/id_help.html
>  to find your page): , Firstly, I ask that if you have further
> information (location, size, etc. of your item)please send it on to
> me so it can be added to your page  – the more data the better the
> response you will receive.. Secondly, I ask that if you receive any
> pertinent responses that I have not added to your page, please
> forward them onto me.  These pages thus become a learning tool for
> all future visitors to the site who wish to identify their finds.
> Lastly, Check your pages frequently as I add responses directly to
> your page and do not email you personally.
>

             Peggy Williams: shell collecting trips
author of Shallow Water Turridae of Florida and the Caribbean

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