For those of you who were interested- the anticipated further large specimens at this locality were surprisingly very few in number, with virtually no fresh or live examples of any size on my last few visits, which postdated our storms (Irene, Lee). Surprised by this, I finally went over to Zachs Bay (less than a mile from the first location as the crow flies, though about 3 miles away along a jagged shoreline between the two bays): when Haminoea are around they are always plentiful at Zachs Bay. There on 9/17 I was able to find hundreds of fresh dead and less fresh dead shells (apparently a bit late for the live ones?), but they were all in the typical/standard size distribution, with a few larger ones in the 16- 17mm size range, but greatly outnumbered by smaller ones. None were in the size range I described earlier at the other location. Possibly some interesting variability between the two populations despite their proximity. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------