Hello all.  I have a few questions regarding this bright pink southern
Californian ovulid.  I recently acquired a number of specimens
that had been collected over thirty years ago and noticed that there
seem to be two distinct forms- one larger and more open, the other
smaller with a thickened lip on its tighter aperture (I'm not doing
these shells justice- hope I'm making sense).  Are these two different
species?
 
These were found on a purple hydrocoral at Farnsworth Banks off of
Catalina Island.  Could someone give me the name of the coral host?
 
Thanks in advance for any information.
 
 
Phil Liff-Grieff
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(La Crescenta, California)