Harry, et al
 
I dont know if this helps or not, but my last trip down to Sanibel was last November, and on one of the causeway islands leading into Sanibel I found a dead Nerita in the wash of a small inlet, it's more than likely peloronta because the teeth are quite large and pronounced. It of course had no color left and was bleached out, but none the less it was still there.  I didnt even pick it up and keep it. The same time I also visited Marco and vicinity but didnt see or find any Nerita there, and I wasn't looking for them either so that could explain why i didnt find any....I did see some gorgeous periwinkles tho attached to the old bridge pilings in Goodland. 
 
Lyle
 
 

----- Original Message -----

From: Harry G. Lee

To: CONCH-L@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU

Sent: 1/8/2007 12:35:02 PM

Subject: Nerita in W FL

De art Listers,

What do you think about these records from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History < http://collections.carnegiemnh.org/mollusks/specimen/index.cfm >?

62.18495 .......... Genus: Nerita .. Species: peloronta .... Number of specimens: 4 .....  Florida .....Lee Co .....Sanibel Island.

62.18494 .......... Genus: Nerita ...Species: tesselata [sic] ...... Number of specimens: 2 ...... Florida ..... Lee Co ..... Sanibel Island.

62.18496 .......... Genus: Nerita ...Species: versicolor ....... Number of specimens: 12 ...... Florida .......Lee Co ........Sanibel Island.

In all of these three entries the fields where habitat, live/empty, collector, and date of collection were vacant.

We know Sanibel is a shellers' paradise, but can anyone confirm that Nerita has actually lived there?

Harry

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