Hi Doug,

It seems that dani is a subspecies of dayritiana. Intermediates (dentition and shape) exists. And I have never heard of one place where dani and dayritiana coexsits.
BR

Fabien


--- En date de : Dim 3.8.08, Doug Stemke <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :

> De: Doug Stemke <[log in to unmask]>
> Objet: [CONCH-L] Connection between Cypraea dayritiana and C.dani
> À: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Dimanche 3 Août 2008, 15h42
> Hi All.
>
>   Clearly a population of Cypraea called 'Cypraea
> dani' has been found
> judging from the recent offerings.  Obviously this
> 'species' was recently
> found in numbers as I have seen price ranges from well over
> $120 to $10! Is
> this a valid species?  It looks very much like an inflated
> C. dayritiana
> with many specimens darker than typical C. dayritiana.
>
>   Thanks!
>
> Doug
>
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