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Subject:	Sassia features
From:	"Wesley M. Thorsson" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 30 Sep 1999 15:59:39 -1000
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Yesterday I was loaned a Sassia sp to photograph its animal.
Unfortunately, it was almost dead on arrival and passed away prior to
extending the foot or siphon.  This came from Lanikai, Oahu at 325
meters.  I am now photographing the shell.

I am not familiar with Sassia (in Ranellidae).  What features separate
it from Cymatium?  I can see that the whorls are distorted, with the
suture rising adapically rapidly before reaching a varix.
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                     Aloha from Wesley M. Thorsson
Editor of Internet Hawaiian Shell News, a monthly Internet Publication
           122 Waialeale St, Honolulu, HI  96825-2020,  U.S.A
       http://www.hits.net/~hsn                 [log in to unmask]

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