Hello Linda ,

there are several species involved here ,
M. glabella
M. desjardini
M. goodalli
M sebastiani
M pseudosebastiani

The desjardini's , are" easy '' to recognise , they are most of the time the
allongated ones and more oval shaped .

The outer lip is thickened and in the center of the outer lip there is a
toothlike thickness  .

the picture of the desjardini in the Compendiumof Seashells is a good one !
Hope to be of any help ,
regards, Jan Neefs






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From: "Linda Bush" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 6:43 PM
Subject: Marginella desjardini


> Hi, Listers!
>
> I have been going over the pages on Marginella pseudpsebastiani, having
> recently received two shells of this species, and I have encountered a
> statement that does not fit the one specimen I was sent as M. desjardini,
> viz.
> "in M. desjardini there are no spots in the in the light stripes."  My
> supposedly desjardini does have white spots in the pale stripes, but it
> definitely different from the M. glabella which I have.
>
> Can someone who knows Marginellas help me.  I am planning on finally
> getting a digital camera which will take accurate photographs of my
> shells, which will undoubtedly help in asking for i.d. help.
>
> Thanks,
> Linda - looking forward to the convention!
>
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