On 3/9/2022 4:57 AM, steve rosenthal wrote:
> Hello Paolo et al
>
> At the suggestion of one respondent, I have made a posting to
> iNaturalist with photos of two specimens, including one that is almost
> fully glossy.  The collection locality is Playa Secreto (Secret Beach,
> aka Secret Beach spot) in Isabella, NW Puerto Rico.
>
> On 3/9/22, Paolo G. Albano <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi Steve,
>> Naria turdus was introduced into the Mediterranean Sea, with most
>> specimens coming from the Gulf of Gabes in Tunisia.
>> It is thus not entirely surprising that it is now found elsewhere
>> outside its native range, although the location is unexpected and indeed
>> points to shipping as a probable vector.
>> I would be interested in more information on the current findings and in
>> photos, if you can.
>> Cheers, Paolo
>>
>>
>> On 08-Mar-22 20:31, Steve Rosenthal wrote:
>>> I'm currently in NW Puerto Rico with a couple of other shell collectors,
>>> and at one beach we've been finding reasonably fresh dead specimens of
>>> what appears to be Cypraea  (now Naria) turdus.  They are certainly not
>>> the two local comparably-sized species (cinerea or acicularis, which we've
>>> also found dead specimens of  to use as comparators; they are not close in
>>> shape, pattern or color, and especially noteworthy is the weight per size
>>> of the turdus).  I'm less than completely surprised because on at least
>>> the last couple of auctions  on Shellauction.net, a dealer/seller in Aruba
>>> ("ArubaShellClub") has been offering locally collected specimens of "Naria
>>> turdus gabrieli" with the following comment
>>>
>>> "A new introduced species, a really exquisite gem!, taken at night under
>>> rock by Aruba Shell Club Members and discoverers of this species new
>>> locality, possible introduced as veliger larvae, in ballast water from
>>> visiting oil tankers. Taken December 2021"
>>>
>>> It would be interesting to know where else in the Caribbean this shell
>>> might be spreading.  Aruba is pretty far from Puerto Rico!
>>> Do any other collectors now of other records?
>>>
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