Sorry for the disturb, but I don't know were look for some information that
>I need about some molluscs.
>I'm making investigation on Ancient Egypt and I have a list of some
>egyptian molluscs, which I need to know if their are from Mediterranean or
>Red Sea and also where I can find drawings or photographs for to know their
>aspects. I don't know nothing about molluscs nor where looking for it. Can
>you help me, please?
>The list is the following:
>
>Ancillaria
>Cardium edule                  Mediterranean
>Cassis nodulosa
>Clanculus pharaonis
>Cleopatra bulimoides
>Columbella rústica             Mediterranean
>Conus minimus                  Red Sea
>Cypraea Annulus
>Cypraea Caurica
>Cypraea Hirundo                Red Sea ??
>Cypraea Lurida         Mediterranean
>Cypraea Moneta
>Cypraea Pantherina
>Dentalium                      Red Sea
>Dolium galea                   Mediterranean
>Helix Desertorum               El Fayum
>Meleagrina margaritifera
>Mitra maculosa
>Murex ternisprina
>Natica
>Nerita crassilabrum
>Nerita Polita
>Oliva
>Pectunculus lividus
>Pectunculus violascens
>Polinices mamilla
>Terebra consobrina
>Turitella duplicata
>
>Thank you very much for your attention  and your help if youy can do
>something.
>Best regards
>
>Laura Di Nóbile
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Dear All,
I received this email and thought some of you folks might be able to help this lady. If you can, it's best to respond directly to her.
Best regards to all.
Roland

Roland C. Anderson, PhD
Puget Sound Biologist
The Seattle Aquarium
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