If I had known it was a juvenile, I wouldn't have collected it!
Thanks for the i.d. confirmation.





Quoting "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>:

> Dear contributors,
>
> I agree - and no. 1 is a juvenile Lithopoma caelatum (Gmelin, 1791).
>
> Harry
>
>
> At 10:36 AM 6/18/2008, you wrote:
>> Maybe
>>
>> Specimen 2: Pyramidella dolabrata
>> Specimen 3: Dolicholatirus ernesti
>>
>> Best Regards from Lanzarote
>> Javier
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Andre Poremski" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 2:48 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] help with shell i.d.
>>
>>
>>> Correction on the 3rd URL (previous doesn't work):
>>>
>>> http://www.poremski.com/Study/turrid_species.jpg
>>>
>>> ~Andre
>>>
>>> Quoting Andre Poremski <[log in to unmask]>:
>>>> Dear Conch-Lers,
>>>>
>>>> I recently returned from a trip to Honduras where I picked up a few
>>>> shells that I cannot i.d.  I would greatly appreciate help in finding
>>>> the names for the following shells.
>>>>
>>>> Specimen 1: An Astraea species collected at 6 ft nestled in a dead
>>>> coral matrix.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.poremski.com/Study/astraea_species.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Specimen 2: This smooth shell was one of five seen active during the
>>>> night in the sand valleys between living reef fingers at 30 ft.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.poremski.com/Study/sand_species.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Specimen 3: This tiny and colorful turrid species (about 10 mm) was
>>>> found under
>>>> coral rubble at 4-5 ft in very rocky areas.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.poremsi.com/Study/turrid_species.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Thank you in advance for any help you can provide on i.d.
>>>>
>>>> My best regards,
>>>> Andre Poremski
>>>> Washington, DC

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