[Dtwg] DTWG Listserve Question: Diet Sampling in Louisiana Terrapins

[Selman, Will]

Terrapin Colleagues,
I have a student working on a terrapin diet analysis project.  These are from fecal samples collected when I was working on terrapins in SW Louisiana (i.e., Gulf of Mexico.  We have hit a few items that are roadblocks, and we are unsure of their identity.  If you have any insight or thoughts on these items, it would be greatly appreciated.

Best,
Will

Terp 1- Small gastropod snail on left; different than typical Littorina shells we have encountered
Terp 2- Possibly colonial hydrozoans??? We have found a lot of this in our samples.
Terp 3- TINY gastropod snail (<2 mm)
Terp 4- ~5 mm spiked structures that are "C" shaped in cross section (maybe eliminates fish spines).  They are hardened like glass.

Will Selman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology
Box 150263
Millsaps College
1701 N State Street
Jackson, MS 39210-0001
Phone: 601.974.1419
Fax: 601.974.1401
Email:  will.selman at millsaps.edu<mailto:will.selman at millsaps.edu>

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