while working on some Hawaiian fossils, I came across two lots of Cypraea
collected at the same place but at different times.  I had labeled them as
Cypraea granulata but upon looking at them closely (there are 6 specimens)
at least two appear more like Cypraea nucleus.  Now, nucleus is very rare in
Hawaii, so the idea of having fossil specimens is exciting.  However, I need
to confirm my data.
I've visited Bob Dayle's site for information comparing the two species and
didn't find much.  One article with color photos helped a little.  "Cowries
of the World" by Burgess and "Hawaiian Marine Shells" by Kay didn't really
help much.  What I need to see are side and end view photos of nucleus.  If
anyone can supply me with these via e-mail, I would be most grateful.

John Jacobs
Seffner, FL
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