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eoeelderts Fred t sicher IP aig GLO Soin Ay enne, packaen, Hetahts, 
vow York 11372. (Telephone: 212-639-2283.) 
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MIAMI BEACHCOMBING 
Harvey Frajlich 
The recent dredging by the Corps of Engineers to extensively widen 
Miami Beach has been a pleasant bonanza to collectors for the past 
couple of years. Work is presently progressing southward from about 
70th Street and is to eventually extend to Government Cut at the 
southern tip of Miami Beach. 
During my last visit, for a couple of weeks in November of last year, 
I found collecting profitable from 75th to 85th Street around the 
Holiday Inn where low "cliffs," about 3 to 4 feet high, had formed 
due to surf action on the newly dredged fill of the beach. At high 
tide numerous shells were exposed as waves hit and could just be 
plucked from the strata. Most of these specimens were excellently 
preserved. Mostly Oliva reticularis and Conus spurius were found, 
which, together with Strombus alatus and juvenile Busycon contrariun, 
were the most likely species to be encountered. 
At low tide, if one had a sharp eye and quick hand, lots of the more 
sturdy shells could often be snatched from the surf. These included 
the above species as well as Latirus megintyi (usually considered 
scarce), small Cassis, Phalium, and Cymatium. Also, I looked around 
coral rubble for stuck shells, and in beach drift of shell rubble 
which often includes intact smaller species: I collected small Conus 
floridanus (4"), Terebra dislocata Cis"), Murex rubidus, Cypraea 
Cinerea and numerous others. Ts oS 
All together I collected about 50 species of marine gastropods on 
Miami Beach and observed about 10 others in the possession of other 
beachcombers. I was fortunate enough to encounter several scarcer 
species including the long sought for Oliva reticularis fasciolata 
cane poland det on two brown-banded), a Colubraria [lanceolata and 
a Murex cabriti. he surprise of my beachcombin ditions was 
a Bood specimen of Mitra florida, ian and only slightly ese -- 
somewhat far north for a species usually listed as rare in the Keys. 
While in Florida, and at the behest of Bob Janowsk I visi 
\ : visited 
eactial eran: 2 epic at Pompano Beach. Gary Magnétte wasn't there 
u s wife udi, extended her regards m- 
bership of the New York Shell Ganka andes 
December 29, 1978 

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