Along these lines, I just got back from San Juan, where I found a well- worn Cypraea annulus in the beach drift - I'm assuming from someone's lost shell necklace, or from the ship ballast hypothesis that was discussed some time ago. Greetings from rainy Berkeley Alex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------