The 2008 Registry of World Record Shells lists it as a form of annettae.
The size is 51mm.
Regards,
Paul Kanner

----- Original Message -----
From: "GARY FREDRICKSON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 12:00 PM
Subject: [CONCH-L] Cypraea aequinoctialis and Nautilus back issues


> Hi,
> Amongst the shells I inherited is a cyraea aequinoctialis from Showcase
> shells. It is marked as world record size although it was apparently never
> registered. First of all what is the status of that as a species or a form
> of c.annettae? Second if someone would be so kind as to give me the
> current record I would be greatly appreciative. Hate to spend fifty bucks
> to find out about one shell.
> Also i've tried to order a backissue of the Nautilus that was written by
> the Coovert's a revision of marginellidae. The web site I found had email
> addresses that were to the Bailey Museum on Sanibel but to date I have had
> no response. Can anyone give me contact information about ordering
> backissues. Thanks.
> Gary Fredrickon
> no degree/no job/no nothin lol
>
>
> --- On Tue, 9/16/08, John Wolff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> From: John Wolff <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Back in cyberspace!
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 12:50 PM
>> I agree about Filemaker (better than Access 97 for sure).
>> But also
>> keep in mind that there is now free software available from
>> OpenOffice.org
>>
>> John
>> Lancaster, PA
>>
>> At 03:59 PM 9/16/2008, you wrote:
>> >Hi Linda,
>> >Now that you have your computer fired up and before you
>> get to far along
>> >with the "file cards:" you might want to
>> consider a program like File Maker
>> >Pro.
>> >I started using it several years ago after some
>> recommendations over Conch L
>> >and have found it a good choice.
>> >Matt
>>
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