Kurt I will send you (privately) my write-ups for those two - very valid
species.

Tom

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> Subject: Re: Neritidae gallery
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>
> Tom and other neritologists,
> While in Palau many moons ago, I collected numerous lots of Nerita.  I
> thought many of them were undata until I actually looked at them.  I came
> up with several names for these......most of them pulled out of a hat at
> random, followed by a flip of a coin.  Despite this less than scientific
> approach, two names cames up more often than not....
>
> Nerita semigranosa Recluz, 1841
> Nerita grayana Recluz, 1843 (44?)
>
> I've not often seen semigranosa mentioned in literature (but don't really
> keep up)....but ours exactly match the illustration and diagnosis in
> Martini and Chemnitz....anyone familiar with this baby?   Kurtles
>
> Mr. Kurt Auffenberg
> Senior Biological Scientist
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> University of Florida
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