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Dear David,
The description you give is that of the subgenus Erato (Eratoena). The
odds-on favorite ID for your shell is:
Erato (Eratoena) sulcifera (G. B. Sowerby II, 1832).
It is reported from Palk Bay, Sri Lanka - among other Indian Ocean localities.
Ref: Cate, C. N., 1977. A review of the Eratoidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).
Veliger 19(3): 341-366. Jan. 1. [p. 350; pl. 18 (worn shell from Reeve
coll., BM(NH)].
Harry
At 12:44 AM 3/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Speaking of Erato, does anyone know of an Erato with a punctate surface and
>a longitudinal groove on its dorsum? I found a couple such in Sri Lanka.
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>Thank you,
>David kirsh
>Durham, NC
Harry G. Lee
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