Dear Olivier,

Here is a reply from my Mitroidea guru, Richard Salisbury.
I'll forward his photo when I get it.

John
Lancaster, PA

>Hello John,
>
>     Good to hear from you. I have looked at the images and am pretty sure
>that the specimens shown are immature Mitra (Mitra) imperialis Röding, 1798.
>I have a specimen very similar to their shells. Let me photograph it and
>then you can make a comparison yourself.
>
>Sincerely Yours, Richard
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Fwd: [CONCH-L] A Mitra
>
>Hi Richard,
>
>Here's a challenge for you from CONCH-L
>
>John
>
> >Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sender: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]>
> >From: Olivier CARO <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject:      [CONCH-L] A Mitra
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >Dear fellows, a friend collected a dead Mitra from Reunion Island,
> >Indian Ocean. We cannot discover to which species it belongs. Any help
> >is welcome.
> >http://www.idscaro.net/sci/03_myst/#ms -- the first shell of
> >Mascarehnas chapter.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Olivier Caro
> >France


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