Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 15:19:53 -0500
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From: Wayne Harland <wharland@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: Re: Cypraecassis tenuis - has operculum or not?
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Marcus,
Yes Cypraecassis tenuis does have an operc -- small and fairly round.
Wayne Harland
wharland@bellsouth.net
"The trouble with doing something right the first time
is that nobody realizes how difficult it really was."
----- Original Message -----
From: Marcus Coltro
To: CONCH-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:10 PM
Subject: Cypraecassis tenuis - has operculum or not?
Hello,
Jose got some Cypraecassis tenuis in Ecuador and some were alive. The shells were cleaned there so I did not see the animal. I noticed there was no operculum with the shells. I asked Jose and he said he cleaned himself some of them and checked thoroughly the animal, but nothing was found. I know Cypraeacassis testiculus have operculum only at early stage, and I only saw it in a very small specimen, under one centimeter. According to a friend, Kreipl and Abbott say it has operculum though very small. Have any of you seen operculum on adult specimens?
Off the subject, I had some Gremlins visiting my office last week and my computer had problems. I lost all messages from October 23 to November 8. If any of you sent messages to shells@femorale.com.br or shells@femorale.com in that period and got no response, please send it again.
Marcus
MARCUS COLTRO
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