> Hi Andrew, > Let me know if anyone sends you a reply about the strombus. I had > not heard > about that. > Phyllis > [log in to unmask] No one else on Conch-L responded to me. There are different variations of freak Strombus from Florida and the Caribbean. I thought it could have been an unusual freak. There should be a lot more of these hybrid shells from the locality, which I believe is Puerto Rico. Since Stombus lay a lot of eggs, at least hundreds, probably thousands; common sense says probably more should have made it to maturity. Andrew