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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