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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