>Went shelling today and collected 3 Purpura patula. These are not the first
>I've collected live but these were the first to excrete dye. It was a pale
>blue. I have Purpuras from two locations in Florida and another from Costa
>Rica. Are these all the same species? Are is there a Syn. They sure look
>different.

If you mean Pacific Costa Rica, there are two species from there, but I
think all the Caribbean/Florida ones are the same species. They get worn as
they age and the knobs wear down. All of them secrete dye.

Peggy

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