Hello Bob, Paul, Andrew and anyone else interested.  After receiving your
help on my first shell, I got looking up other specimens that I had of this
shell.  I found three others; however, to me they appeared quite different
in some aspects.

With your help at least putting me into the right family, I found the shells
in Alison Kay's "Hawaiian Marine Shells" , I'm beginning to think that I do
have two different species.

Magilopsis lamarcki (Deshayes, 1863)
Coralliobia fimbriata (A. Adams, 1854)

I've uploaded these new scans and if you have a moment, I would appreciate
receiving your thoughts on the matter.
(http://www.manandmollusc.net/mystery_shell_avril_hawaii_Juv.html)

I have put your information on the page as to the atys and juvenile shells.
The scaphopod I'm still searching for more information

Thanks for all your help so far and thanks for any and all other thoughts
and opinions from this GREAT list!

All the best,
Avril B.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Dayle" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: Hawaiian Mystery shells


> Avril,
>
> Looking through your pictures, I'll venture the following
> identifications:
>
> #1 - Coralliophilidae; a very clean Magolopsis lamarcki?
> #2 - Atys debilis with some pieces missing from its lip?
> #3 - remains of a Cypraea after wave action as had its way.
> #4 - juvenile Cypraea; the dark spire is typical of isabella
> #5 - never saw one of these
>
>
> Hope that helps...
>
> Bob Dayle
>
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