Sorry, he must have written scutus and I misread it saitus.
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> From: Paul Monfils <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2006/06/07 Wed AM 08:17:21 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Japanese shells
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> Cypraea gracilis japonica  Schilder, 1931
> Fulgoraria prevostiana  Crosse, 1878
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> I never heard of the genus Saitus. Do you know what family it is in?
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> Paul M.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Cramer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 7:43 AM
> Subject: Japanese shells
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> >I had a very nice visit yesterday from a shell collector now from Japan.
> >He didn't know of Conch-L but I expect, since the visit, he will be looking
> >to join us.
> > He gave me several shells without author information and I don't find them
> > in the Compendium.  Can anyone help straighten out:
> > Cypraea gracilis japonicus
> > Saitus sinensis (a small limpet)
> > Fulgoraria prevostiana (he's Maltese, not Japanese but spelled this
> > Fulgolaria - 2 beautiful volutes which he said are found solely in the Bay
> > of Tokoyo)
> >
> > Thanks.
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