Helmut,
according to Annotated Check-List of Mediterranean Marine Mollusks by
Sabelli et al. - Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978 is a good species. Don't
know if it's common or rare though.
Servus,
Christa
At 09:08 1998-06-30 PDT, you wrote:
>ask for help by Helmut Nisters
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>Dear conchlers
>
>In 1987 I've got by an Italian friend
>
>Prionovolva castanea Cate, 1978
>from Nabeul / Tunesia.
>leg. Bini, 12. 1984
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>But I didn't find this shell anywhere and so I don't know if
>it is a good species, maybe common or rare. Hope that
>somebody can answer me.
>
>yours Helmut Nisters from Innsbruck, Austria
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