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nis collection, because of having lost the lease on his shoe-repair 
shop. The sale, which will include 16 years of issues of NEW YORK 
SHELL CLUB NOTES, complete, will be held probably in late May. In 
answer to a tongue-in-cheek question, he gave assurance that he 
will not dispose of his Marginella collection. 
The speaker was Dorothy Raeihle, who offered observations on Natic- 
idae and Polyplacophora, concentrating on local and east coast 
species. Using drawings, she explained how the naticid egg case, 
or sand collar, is formed, and how the inner structure varies from 
species to species. Other drawings showed how their prey is trans- 
ferred from the propodium, which captures it, to the rear of the 
foot, which carries it. Dorothy then showed slides, made by George 
Raeihle, picturing living naticids. With drawings and slides, she 
also discussed the shell structure and anatomical arrangement of 
the Chitons. One of their outstanding features is the hundreds of 
eye spots scattered on the dorsum, each having a primitive lens, 
cornea and retina. Among George's extreme close-up photos were de- 
tails of intricate shell textures, and the radula of a southern 
species, Acanthopleura granulata, with its "iron teeth" - the two 
outer rows of teeth actually being coated with magnetite. Other 
slides introduced some nudibranchs of Long Island and Florida. 
Milton Werner, Recording Sec'y 
NEW YORK AQUARIUM ACQUIRES LIVE NAUTILUS POMPILIUS 
In the DAILY NEWS of Sunday, March 19, 1978, feature writer Bob 
Kappstatter presents an article, entitled "Octopus' Kin Like to Hide 
Their Beauty," with a photograph of a living Chambered Nautilus. He 
reports that the New York Aquarium has just gotten more than a half 
dozen of the spiral-shelled creatures after a month-long expedition 
to exotic tropical waters of the Western Pacific. It also acquired 
two young giant clams that measure 10 inches across, and a variety 
of coral reef fishes, all of which are due to go on public display 
by Easter Week, according to aquarium officials. 
"Many of these are completely new to our collection," said Dr. 
George Ruggieri, director of the aquarium at West Eighth Street and 
the Boardwalk, Coney Island. He said the facility did have one 
Chambered Nautilus in its extensive collection, but it died recent- 
ly. “When we opened it up, we found two peari-like beads in its 
heart. They're probably what killed it." 
The new additions come from the waters off Palau Island in the Caro- 
linas, A U.S. trust territory about 600 miles east of the Philip- _ 
pines. Assistant aquarium director Bill Flynn went there last month 
with a team from the University of Hawaii and the Waikiki Aquarium. 
"We brought back hundreds of species, but the real prizes are the 
Vautiluses," he said. 
Report by Bob Kappstatter 
Contributed by Marie Sussman 
(As Nautilus pompilius Linne cannot be expected to 
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live indefinitely in captivity, we urge you 
your first opportunity to visit the aquarium an 
see these spectacular animals. 
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