Dear Andrew, This is really a large species. Regards, Tony Antonio S. dela Cruz l4 Esperanza st., Tinajeros, Malabon City, Philippines l404 TEL/FAX (632) 288 3993 Website: http://www.tonyshells.bravepages.com >From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Giant Siphonariidae >Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 23:14:14 +1300 > >>Dear Andrew, >> >> I agree to all your information which is all possible. I already >>clean >>what I got and they are very nice with differrent pattern and some are >>almost black and some are light colour. I measure it all and I got the >>biggest which reaches to 85mm really a GIANT SIPHONARIIDAE. > >WOW!! That is impressive. Do you think this is a large species, or >that these big ones are abnormal? > >> The normal >>siphonariidae stay from rocks, big rocks from the shore. This stay from >>Mountain rocks and to remove it I ask the helps of the locals and they >>used >>Big Torch to release them and sometimes they fall to the sea and they have >>to dive it to bring it back. > >Siphonariids do not grip tenaciously. Unlike limpets, they can >usually quite easily be pulled off by hand. And if they do hold on >tight, you can slip a blunt knife under the foot (I like to dig into >the rock under the foot, so as not to injure the animal and cause it >pain). > >>I will prepare a photo and if you wish I can >>send you an attachment. > >Yes, I would like to se images of this, please. >-- >Regards >Andrew _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail