S. C. Hollister (1958)* reports that B. canaliculatum was introduced into San Francisco Bay (no method of introduction was known). It was first noticed in about 1938. Hollister's information was provided by Dr. Leo G. Hertlein of the California Academy of Sciences. *Palaeontographica Americana Vol. IV No. 28: A Review Of The Genus Busycon And Its Allies - Part I Bill Frank 1865 Debutante Dr. Jacksonville, FL 32246-8645 Phone/FAX: (904) 724-5326 [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit the Jacksonville Shell Club Home Page at: http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/wfrank/jacksonv.htm -----Original Message----- From: Kim C. Hutsell <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, August 23, 1998 6:45 PM Subject: Re: Channeled Whelk >I've been diving in Southern California since 1981. No sightings or >reports of Busycon canaliculatum. Where were they introduced? And by >whom? > >K. Hutsell > >Andrew Dickson wrote: >> >> The Channeled Whelk (Busycon canaliculatum) was introduced to California >> in 1948. Is it still found there? >> >> Andrew Dickson >> Miami, Florida