Is the shell extremely immature (bulla stage)?  Or does it already have a
typical Cypraea aperture, but an immature pattern?  If the latter is true,
then it must be near adult size, and the only Cypraea that small in the
Mediterranean is Cypraea (Palmadusta) gracilis.  If it is bulla stage, then
of course other possibilities open up.


On 12/25/10 1:23 PM, "Allen Aigen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have a small (~1cm) immature cyp(?) with 4 rows of brown axially
> elongated brown spots.  The tip of the protoconch just shows in the
> apical depression.  It was found at Haifa, Israel.  Anyone familiar with
> the patterns of immature cyps in the Mediterranean?
> Thanks,
> Allen Aigen
> Staten Island, NY
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