Re: Old slug from Guyana

December 23, 2009
From: Floris Bennema

Concerning message #22808:

Hello Bill,

I'll give you some more information about the book. It is an 18th century work, for the main part describing species along the Dutch coast. As I told this specimen was send to the author from Guyana.

The book is Dutch: Natturlijke Verlustigingen from Martinus Slabber (1769-1778).

http://www.coastsandreefs.net/books/nv/nv.php

In the (Dutch) text the author seems unaware of any shell.

I got the suggestion that it could be an abalone (Haliotis) without a shell. Perhaps this could explain the papillae on the sides, I am not sure limpets have these as well.

Floris Bennema

f.p.bennema@gmail.com

Bennema, F. B., 2009 (Dec 23) Re: Old slug from Guyana. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22976

Thanks Floris,

Some limpets do have papillae a bit like illustrated and I did wonder about Haliotis. The biggest problem is not knowing how accurate the illustrations are. For example the three pairs of head tentacles are a puzzle.  I am afraid that without a specimen we can only guess.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2009 (Dec 23). Comment on Re: Old slug from Guyana by Floris Bennema. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/22976

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