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Bill Fenzan wrote:
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> Dear Andrew,
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> Joyce Allen in her book Cowry Shells of World Seas lists Macrocypraea zebra
> dissimilis Schilder, 1924 as "A South-east Brazilian race. The shell
> appears to be an abnormal form of Macrocypraea zebra. It is dark red-brown
> in colour, with lateral spots obsoletely or not ocellated."
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> In the Prodrome of a Monograph on Living Cypraea, the Schilders add to
> this..."The Brazilian shells..., to which the abnormal dissimilis may
> belong, seem to differ from the Northern zebra ... by the darker red-brown
> colour, which extends dorsally above the extremities, being more
> accentuated, by the lateral spots not ocellated though large, and by the
> less numerous teeth." Range is listed as from S. Paulo (San Sebastiao) to
> Pernambuco.
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> If you need more information on the shells of Brasil, suggest you contact
> Jose & Marcus Coltro. They are very knowledgeable and friendly.
>
> I have one specimen from the Florida Keys, two shells from the West Indies
> and one specimen from Brasil. The southern shell looks just like the two
> from the West Indies, but different from the one collected in Florida. More
> ocellated spots on the sides and longer teeth on the southern ones. This
> is not a big enough sample. Perhaps others on the list with more shells
> will take up the thread and provide more info. Hope this helps.
Thanks Bill and Terry. I did have some lists from the Coultros but they
listed their Brazilian shells as Cypraea zebra. The advantage of
posting things like this on Conch-L is a quick response and everyone
interested can learn about things like this.
I will be leaving this list soon. Thanks to all of those people who I
have traded shells with. Take care everyone and have a great new year!
Andrew D.
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