Erosaria marginalis does not occur in the Red Sea!
Henk K. Mienis


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pasquale Fazzini" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: Mystery cypraea


> It seems to be a Erosaria marginalis melocellata Lorenz & Wiese, 1990.
> I have some specimen from Zanzibar Isl. (little bit different from
somalian
> specimen) that looks like the figured shell.
> I don't know if the distribution of Erosaria marginalis melocellata reach
so
> far north.
> I will be pleased to have some information from Mr. Mienis.
>
> Pasquale Fazzini
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mienis" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 6:47 PM
> Subject: Re: Mystery cypraea
>
>
> > I do not confirm Marco's identification at the moment, however, I like
to
> > pay attention to the fact that single specimens of Erosaria spurca has
> been
> > found 3-4 times at various localities in the Red Sea. Probably they fall
> > within the category of hitchhikers not in that of Anti-Lessepsian
> migrants.
> > Henk K. Mienis
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marco Oliverio" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 7:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: Mystery cypraea
> >
> >
> > > Aaaggghhh!
> > >
> > > It looks an Erosaria spurca! Yes, I mean the Mediterranean commonest
> > cowry.
> > > Coming from Eilat (Red Sea) it would be one of the so-called
> > > anti-lessepsian migrant. Since I tend to be very reluctant in
accepting
> > > antilessepsians, I would consider the possibility of fortuitous
record.
> I
> > > must anyway admit that accidental import of a shell of cowry from the
> > > Mediterranean to the Red Sea would be strange ..... ?
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