From what I understand of the species, Marginella/Volvarina lactea is
distinguished by nearly straight sides and a thin, not thickened lip
that is also straight. By straight I mean not only not curving, but
barrel-shaped, so the sides line up with the axis of the shell.
Peggy Williams
On Sunday, April 11, 2004, at 11:56 PM, David Kirsh wrote:
> Dear Marlo,
>
> There must be some internet contagion. I was just puzzling over that a
> couple of weeks ago. I could only find it in Warmke & Abbott, and Bob
> Lipe's
> book. American Seashells (1974) only lists Hyalina lactea from "West
> Indies."
>
> Warmke & Abbott's description (Marginella lactea Kiener, 1841):
> "Florida to
> the West Indies. About 1/4 inch in length with a moderately-developed
> glazed
> spire. Color milk-white throughout. Outer lip slightly thickened,
> incurved
> in the middle. Columella nearly straight, with 4 strong folds.
> Obtained from
> shallow-water dredgings."
>
> I was going to get some images of specimens from Anguilla I've been
> calling
> M. lactea and ask whether Volvarina lactea is the right name.
>
> It seems that there's a lot of revising and naming that needs to be
> done.
> However, there IS a lot of recent work on west Atlantic marginellids
> that is
> expensive and difficult to access. That is the work of Ortea &
> Espinosa.
>
> I'll be working on some images, so maybe we can compare.
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
>> From: "Marlo F. Krisberg" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 16:03:57 -0400
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>> Subject: Description needed
>>
>> Looking for description/picture of Volvarina lactea (Kiener, 1841).
>>
>> marlo
>> merritt island
>>
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