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/22976Thanks 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
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