Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 11:31:17 -0800 From: Betty and Bob Lipe <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: [log in to unmask] X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (Win16; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Eel grass corrections and controversy References: <[log in to unmask]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I don't know much about the species that live on the eel grass way up there, but I thought it might be fun to try to name the species that we find on eel grass here in Florida. Here in the Tampa Bay area we find in abundance, Modulus modulus (Linne, 1758) (The Atlantic modulus or Button Shell) Of course the species modulus is in controversy, like everything else of course, but that is what I have called it for many years. We have a slipper shell that I call Crepidula convexa Say, 1822, but I'm not sure it even lives down here. These may be young maculosa or fornicata, but they sure look different. I have seen Marginella eburneola Conrad, 1834 on the lower part of the grass, but they mainly like to stay on the bottom in the grass beds, along with the other 6 species of Marginellas. The Columbellidae also like it on the grass, but is also in the red algae that is scattered throughtout the grass. Columbella rusticoides Heilprin, 1887. Anachis semiplicata, Stearns, 1873. Anachis obesa (C.B. Adams, 1845). In the Buccinidae, there is Cantharus multangulus (Philippi, 1848). There are quite a few Turridae the Phil Poland has collected, but I'm not sure if they are on the grass or the algae. OK can anyone else think of any other species, and do you agree or disagree with me. When we do go out shelling in the area, if we work fairly hard at it, we can find 50+ different species on one field trip. But of course not all are on eel grass unless they are crabbed. I haven't been shelling this winter, but I'm trying to get myself interested again. Have been just to busy. Bob Lipe -- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bob & Betty Lipe mailto:[log in to unmask] The Shell Store: http://theshellstore.com