Wednesday    March 17, 1999    07:40 AM
 
Dear Rafael,
 
According to Paul and Thomas there isn't any Oliva specie called
acuminata. And also I don't remeber any synonym.
The only Oliva from West Africa, as you said, is Oliva flammulata
Lamarck, 1811 and its subspecie verdensis Petuch and Sargent,
1986 from Cape Verde Is. off  West Africa Coast.
There is also a more rare O.flammulata c.f. castanea Dautzenberg,
1910  which is solid dark brown or reddish-brown.
If you are sure that your specimen is from Senegal and it isn't a
flammulata it isn't an Oliva !
If you are able to send me a picture I might try to identify it.
Warm regards, Maurizio.
 
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Da:     rafael gordillo rivera [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Inviato:        martedì 16 marzo 1999 21.44
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Oggetto:        Re: Oliva
 
Hi everyone,  
  
My name is Rafael and I am only a beginner in this topic, so I will try not to hinder you too much with my questions. I am interested in Olive, taxonomy, ecology, and all about this genus.
 
I live in Central Spain, so it is very difficult to obtain specimens and information, it is perhaps a strange group of shells to study by me , but....  I think they are special. 
 
Here my first question goes,  
Do you know the actual name of Oliva acuminata (Marrat,1870)?, my item is certainly an Oliva non Agaronia, and it comes from Senegal.  
 
I acquired it at Paris Meeting with that name. I thought that only Oliva flammulata existed in that area,
but this shell is too dark.
 
By the way few days ago, you spoke of a kind of Conus of 20$, there was a lot of Cypraea fultoni in Paris, whose price was 100$.  
 
Thanks a lot  
 
Best regards
Rafa  
 
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