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Re: Hybrids within the Cypraeidae
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Emilio F Garcia <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:33:09 -0600
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>And speaking of shells, I recently purchased a deep water limpet, Amathena
>tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1758) from Tom Rice's place but I can't seem to find its
>proper family.  Anyone know where this guy belongs?  Thanks,
>
>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
 
Tom,
 
Perhaps you cannot find the family because the genus is misspelled. It is
Amathina, and it belongs to the family Amathinidae. It is not really a
limpet. It just looks like one.
 
Emilio Garcia
 
Emilio F. Garcia
115 Oak Crest Dr.
Lafayette, LA 70503
USA

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