I find it hard for you to be so tough on the thought.
Here is a list I found on one of the sites I use.

Living south of where I collected a number of fine specimens.
Kwajalein Atoll.

Ships for many, many years went to / from your ports or off shore...
Logs as well.... And just maybe they were salted there like many
other sites in the Pacific during and before WW II.

http://www.gastropods.com/1/Shell_251.html

Compendium of Seashells    46/1.2
Shell Encyclopedia    51
Shells of the World - Volume 2 (in Japanese)    13/10
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the World    38
Collector's guide to Seashells of the World    43/17
M.B. Pocket Guide to Shells of the World    34
Spotters Guide to Shells    9
Eyewitness handbooks - Shells    40
Shells - Treasures of the Sea    20
Marine Molluscs of Mauritius    84/Plate XX
Indian Shells, The Book of    13/10
Seashells of South East Asia    21
Shells of Vietnam    33; Pl 4/1-4, 7-8, 11-15
Indonesian Shells I    37/11
Shells of the Philippines    41/1
Molluscs of Okinawa    36/3
Guide to Shells of Papua New Guinea    4/2
Shells of New Guinea & Central Pacific    3/11
Australian Marine Shells Part 1    315/10
Guide to Australian Shells    5/4
Synonyms
Turbo variabilis Reeve, L.A., 1842
Shells of Vietnam    33

Martin


Andrew Grebneff wrote:
> A friend just passed on a(n unspecified) dealer's webpage with Turbo
> petholatus from "east Otago, New Zealand". That's where I live.
>
> Where do some dealers get their data, and how can they pass such
> obviously falsified data on?
>
> If someone has found this shell on a site and thought about buying
> it, I suggest you think again.
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