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On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 11:10 AM, lindawbush wrote:
> Yes, I'm back with more questions about Spondylidae-
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> I am going almost batty over a shell with the following
> spine arrangement - several major ribs, but WITH ONLY ONE
> insterstitial rib between, bearing small nodules and some
> fine prickly spines. I have been all the way through
> Lamprell several times and cannot find this arrangement.
> It reminds me of princeps, except for that area between
> the major rows of spines. It is roughly equivalve, has a
> small area of attachment, is dark ruby red in color with
> some white subtle spotting between the ribs.
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> I apologize for not having a decent scanner or a good
> digital camera. I can scan it for you, but the scan will
> only show some details, and will have very poor depth of
> field. I will scan it open, spine sides showing. No, I
> will have to do two scans, as the articulation at the
> hinge is so tight it cannot be separated.
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>
That sounds a lot like Spondylus ictericus, from the Gulf of Mexico and
Caribbean
Peggy
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