At 03:34 PM 8/11/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I've picked up quite a few rustica, deltoides, haemastoma type critters and
>>never gotten 'purpled'. Am I doing something wrong? Sea Hares? That's
>>another story.
Next time I'll try roughing them up a little bit. KA
>Purpura patula was effective in my experience, and apparently Abbott's,
>from the mention in American Seashells. Perhaps you're too gentle in
>picking them up. J
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