Thank you Don.
Don Barclay wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> I just sent the gentleman a direct e-mail that was almost an exact
> quote of what you wrote. Only exceptions were:
>
> 4b. I called the shell Pyrene punctata, following Cernohorsky Vol. II,
> but the Kaicher card for P. punctata doesn't look much like the
> Saipan shell. I think I'll have to concede this one.
>
> 4c. I think this is Vexillum microzonias. Right size and shape, and
> they fade to this color. It looks like the lip actually turns in a bit,
> so I'd guess it is an adult shell.
>
> You were right on the 1b shell. It's the same form of Conus boeticus
> found in American Samoa.
>
> Have a great weekend,
>
> Don
>
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