Dear Nancy Smith
I think I have some information for you about a statistical study of cowries
as a whole, which may be very useful. Please contact me privately if you
are interested.
Eduard Heiman
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From: Nancy Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Saturday, June 03, 2000 10:15 PM
Subject: analyzing Macrocypraea; help please?


>Hi everyone, especially those of you Cypraea collectors out there.
>
>To make a really long story short, I'm trying to determine if there are
>similarities of size ratios of the three Macrocypraea species, zebra,
>cervus and cervinetta.    Unfortunately, although I do have several
>specimens, I need data from many more for an objective and more thorough
>examination.
>
>So, if anyone feels really helpful out there and has nothing to do on this
>beautiful weekend... <grin>, all height, length and width measurements for
>Macrocypraea cervus, cervinetta and zebra would be MOST gratefully
>appreciated; just list LxWxH for each specimen, noting which species they
>belong to.  :)    The more the better, feel free to load up my inbox with
>data if you like.  :)   And just so I'm not assuming that I'm on the same
>wavelength with everyone else, by 'length' I mean the greatest measurement
>from anterior to posterior canal tips, 'width' from columellar margin to
>labral margin, and 'height' from the base to top of dorsum.    Please do
>email me directly so I don't bore everybody on the list to death with
>numbers.  :)
>
>This will be a big help to me, plus satisfy a curiosity as well.   Now if
>someone has already determined a standard "ratio" assumed for such a thing
>in the Macrocypraea genus, don't hesitate to tell me I'm wasting my time,
>please.... :)
>
>Thanks to you all in advance,
>Nancy Smith
>