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Cuban Mollusk Immigrants in Florida: 
LITERATURE CONSULTED 
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i i ting 1744- 
h H. 1965. A short history of Liguus collec 
iis: ne eee iereee Historical Association of South Florida, 
No. Ms pp. 67-82. 
Morris K. 1966. The lost colonies of Cepea nemoralis in 
nen ta Rockaway, New York, New York Shell Club Notes, No» 119, 
pp. 5-6. 
Jacobson, Morris K. 1974. Land shells with operculums. The Shell 
Case, Naples Shell Club, 4(1): 8-10. 
Pilsbry, Henry A. 1946. Land Mollusca of North America. Academy of 
Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Monograph No. 3, Vol. 2, 
part 1, pages 37-102. 
Simpson, Charles Torrey 1929. The Florida Tree Snails of the genus 
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65-69. 
(The above article was also contributed to and appeared in 
THE SHELL CASE (published by the Naples, Florida, Shell 
Club) Vol. 5, No. 1 (1977).) 

NOTE: The following paragraphs are excerpt from an article by Mrs. 
Germaine L. Warmke entitled "Observations on Mollusks Collected on 
Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles," and appearing in OF SEA AND SHORE, 
Vol, Gy Noo > p. oo, Spring 1977. 
OBSERVATIONS OF LIVING CONUS 
Germaine L. Warmke 
During a recent shell collecting trip to the Island of Bonaire, which 
lies 60 miles north of Venezuela, I had the opportunity to observe 
and photograph several species of live mollusks. Four species of 
live cones were observed: Conus regius Gmelin, C. daucus Hwass, C. 
ques 
ermineus Born and C, aurantius Hwass. 
feineus a° Shtantius 
Conus ermineus Born was the most interestin 
&- The specimens collect- 
e range rom 2 to 34 inches in length. This is a “peti aggressive 
fares within minutes after being placed in the aquarium with a Music 
; ute, the cone headed directly towards the volute. The cone's | 
ot phen was erect, and the proboscis was extended over an inch when 
ne cone attacked, instantly paralyzing the volute. The volute turn- 
4 esi on its side and never recovered. The cone animal is cream 
$6 ee thn tet pa SaneAne a une edge of the mantle and the siphon. 
eS, &- ermineus is the most likely t+ 
dangerous and should be handled WwW AA 
care. In 1960 I made rad 
and Caribbean (tno tacieserent bbc: of cones jon in Sues elas 
ease ol. « 119-124). Alth h all 
cones have a poison glan and are cap bt aoa 
pable of injecting a 
their prey by means of detachable, Spear-like, vatette eee nae 
