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Dear Carlos,
Values for your shells, according to the newly issued 16th (1998) edition of
Rice's Prices (A Catalog of Dealers' Prices for Shells: Marine, Freshwater
and Land - plug!):
Fusivoluta clarkei ranges from $10 to $20
Mitra incompta (not incompacta) $4-15 depending on condition and size
Solariella meyeri $25
Conus daucus, from eastern Honduras, $15
Oliva tigridella $0.50 to $1.00
Tom Rice
At 03:44 PM 6/12/98 +0100, you wrote:
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> Dear, Lr´s
>
> Some friends of mine just offered me a couple of shells they bought
at a
>local shell shop and I would like to know a bit more of there habitat,
>distribution and abundance, since the data that came with the shells was
>very pour.
> I would also like to know if the prices that the shells were sold
is high
>or low compared to the international market.
> The shells are the following:
>
>- Fusivoluta clarkei (Rehder, 1969); South of Mozambique (90 mm); (6 US$)
>- Mitra incompacta (Lightfoot, 1786); North of Mozambique (71 mm); (4 US$)
>- Solariella meyeri (Kilburn, 1975); South of Mozambique (diameter 16 mm);
>(4 US$)
>- Conus daucus (Hwass, 1792); Honduras (49 mm); (14 US$)
>- Oliva tigridella (Duclos, 1835); Pilipinnes; (29 mm); (1.5 US$)
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> Hope some one can be of help !!
> Yours faithfully,
>
> Carlos
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