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Hi Paul,
I just sent the gentleman a direct e-mail that was almost an exact
quote of what you wrote. Only exceptions were:
4b. I called the shell Pyrene punctata, following Cernohorsky Vol. II,
but the Kaicher card for P. punctata doesn't look much like the
Saipan shell. I think I'll have to concede this one.
4c. I think this is Vexillum microzonias. Right size and shape, and
they fade to this color. It looks like the lip actually turns in a bit,
so I'd guess it is an adult shell.
You were right on the 1b shell. It's the same form of Conus boeticus
found in American Samoa.
Have a great weekend,
Don
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> Subject: Re: Help for ID
> Date: Saturday, July 29, 2000 5:10 PM
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> Hi George,
> Most of the shells pictured are rather common Indo-Pacific species. There
> are a few I'm not sure about. Here's my best attempt:
> GROUP 1:
> 1a Conus litoglyphus Hwass
> 1b Not certain - perhaps a form of Conus boeticus Reeve
> 1c Conus rattus Hwass
> 1d Conus sponsalis Hwass
> GROUP 2:
> 2a Chicoreus sp., juvenile. Perhaps Chicoreus cichoreum Gmelin, which is
> extremely variable, but I am not certain.
> 2b Peristernia nassatula (Lamarck) (Fasciolariidae)
> 2c Chicoreus brunneus Link
> GROUP 3:
> 3a Cymatium (Septa) rubecula (Linne)
> 3b Strombus dentatus Linne
> 3c Mitra fraga Quoy & Gaimard
> GROUP 4:
> 4a This is either Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin) or Casmaria erinacea (Linne).
> Both are quite variable, and can be difficult to tell apart from the dorsal
> view. If the shell has a row of tubercles along the entire length of the
> lip, it is C. ponderosa. If the lip is smooth except for a few small sharp
> denticles at the anterior end, it is C. erinacea.
> 4b Pyrene testudinaria (Link)
> 4c Vexillum sp. Probably a small V. caffrum (Linne)
> 4d Nassarius graniferus (Kiener)
>
> Regards,
> Paul
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