Dear Catherine,
The following contribution on this topic is from Henk Mienis, malacologist at Israel's Collections of Natural History:

"In the past Cecilioides acicula was often found in connection with bones and the opinion was that they were "gnawing" bones for obtaining calcium. However this interpretation has already long ago rejected. Because the shells of Cecilioides contain hardly any calcium. It is now the general opinion that Cecilioides and related Calaxis are feeding on moulds and fungi growing on bones. However, those who don't know the literature continue to repeat the oldest interpretation.
Henk"

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Dr. Daniella Bar-Yosef Mayer

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Tel Aviv University

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On Sep 1, 2011, at 3:44 PM, cath.dupont wrote:

Dear colleagues,
Has anyone heard anything about land snails and their impact on the surface on bones, or shells…
Thanks.

Catherine Dupont

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