Chambered nautilus as Scripps

[William Riedel 619-534-4386 <wriedel@xxxxxxxx>]

A couple of days ago Ernest Olsen remarked that the aquarium at Scripps
Institution of Oceanography had some chambered nautilus in the past, and
that they didn't look well.  So I checked just now.  There are four, in a
darkened tank of their own, and I couldn't tell whether or not they were
happy.

I also asked about stalked crinoids, since they were a topic of
correspondence recently.  Our aquarium has none, at the moment.

I looked at the website (http://www.aquarium.ucsd.edu), and found it
notably lacking in details of what is on exhibit.  I suppose the reason for
that is the difficulty of keeping current information on displays - which
critters have died, been added, and so on.

Bill R.


   
W. Riedel
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
UCSD
La Jolla, CA 92093-0220

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