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05-13-2009, 04:50 PM,
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<blockquote><p><b>Quote :</b><table width="80%" border="1" style="border-color:#000099;background-color:#CCD4EC" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="petit">Dave r wrote : Just to chip in my two pennorth, I did read somewhere, but can't remember where, that the labral teeth on cowries were a method of strenthening the narrow aperture. This would make it more difficult for a crab or other predator to gain access to the mollusc by breaking away the aperture. I have seen other shells with the aperture chewed away by Snappers etc. that got the creature out.
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labral teeth - by mtaylor - 05-10-2009, 04:30 PM
labral teeth - by paul monfils - 05-10-2009, 05:45 PM
labral teeth - by dave r - 05-11-2009, 08:42 AM
labral teeth - by mtaylor - 05-13-2009, 04:50 PM
labral teeth - by mtaylor - 05-13-2009, 04:51 PM
labral teeth - by paul monfils - 05-14-2009, 11:42 AM

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