See: http://home.earthlink.net/~aydinslibrary/spirula.pdf Aydin On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:11:49 -0800, ronald noseworthy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Hi, Everyone! > >I thought that this might be of interest to >some list members who are interested in >mollusc survival in adverse conditions. > >Tonight I opened a bag of what I had though >to be sand only from a beach on Cheju Island. > A good friend of mine who has a knack for >finding interesting material from the many >beaches here had collected the sand on >February 22. To my surprise, when I opened >the bag, I found in the damp sand several >specimens of Litttorina brevicula which had >been live taken. (The smell told me that!) >However, one of the specimens was still alive >and began to emerge from the shell. > >More than three weeks have passed since this >specimen was collected and placed in the bag, >completely covered in sand. Also, Ziplock >bags are supposed to be airtight and my >friend had ensured that this bag was >well-sealed. It is rather surprising that >this specimen survived for so long in those >adverse conditions, even though its >companions expired. > >Are there any other stories out there about >molluscs that were collected and somehow >managed to survive for a long time, or in >adverse conditions, before being attended to? > >All the best! >Ron Noseworthy > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------