[NHCOLL-L:2472] [Fwd: Sea Shell damage]

[Shirley S Albright]

Hello listers!

I'm forwarding this request for help from another list.   Since Jerry 
may not be a subcriber to this list, perhaps your answers could be 
forwarded to both lists as well as to Jerry.   Thanks a bunch.

Frankly, I don't know what this could be....unless there is some kind of 
acidic condensation.   Is it possible the holes just were not noticed 
previously?   There are invertebrate borers which leave circular and 
subcircular holes in shell.

Any suggestions?

Shirley Albright
New Jersey State Museum

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Sea Shell damage
Date: 	Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:58:33 -0600
From: 	Jerry Fahey <jfahey at SIUE.EDU>
Reply-To: 	Museum discussion list <MUSEUM-L at HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
To: 	MUSEUM-L at HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM



There are small pin holes showing up in quite a few of our sea shell 
collection.
Is anyone aware of an insect that feeds off sea shells? Or what could be 
causing this?
Thanks for any info you can provide.

Jerry Fahey
Exhibits Designer
The University Museum
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Edwardsville, Illinois 62026 USA

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