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[Annelida] (Fwd) Tube worms?

Christer Erséus christer.erseus at zool.gu.se
Thu Jun 22 00:46:33 EST 2006


Dear Annelidans,

The tubes are certainly the calcareous linings of the burrows of Kuphus sp.,
a kind of bivalves related to shipworms.

See, e.g..:
http://www.conchology.be/en/availableshells/searchresultsgallery.php?species
=Kuphus+species&spc=jhlkjhuvtb-007656fgner8

Best wishes,

Christer


Prof. Christer Erséus
Department of Zoology
Göteborg University
Box 463
SE-405 30 Göteborg
Sweden
Tel. +46-31-773 3645
Email: christer.erseus at zool.gu.se
 

-----Original Message-----
From: annelida-bounces at oat.bio.indiana.edu
[mailto:annelida-bounces at oat.bio.indiana.edu] On Behalf Of Geoff Read
Sent: den 21 juni 2006 22:04
To: annelida at magpie.bio.indiana.edu
Subject: [Annelida] (Fwd) Tube worms?

I have reduced the images to modest sizes and reattached. 
Any ideas as to what organism lived in this tube?

Geoff


------- Forwarded message follows -------
Subject:        	Tube worms?
Date sent:      	Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:53:29 +1200
From:           	<p.sheppard at auckland.ac.nz>
To:             	<annelida-owner at magpie.bio.indiana.edu>

Dear Folks:

While doing some work in the Solomon Islands in April I was shown some tube 
like shells or concretions. I attach two photos. People have found this in 
coastal swamps and insist that they contain some living organism. I am 
wondering if they are fossil tube worms. Any ideas?  

Cheers, Peter

Assoc. Prof. Peter J. Sheppard
Dept. of Anthropology
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
New Zealand
ph 64-09-373-7599 x88572
Fax- 64-09-373-7441
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant
http://www.arts.auckland.ac.nz/ant/NGAS/ngashome.html

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