John,

According to Poppe & Goto (1992):
Fulgoraria prevostiana (Crosse, 1878)
Range: From Hokkaido south to Sagami Bay, Japan.
Habitat: Lives on sandy bottoms between 50 and 720m deep.
There are tree forms namely magna, salebrosa and elongata.

Cute volutes indeed!

Regards.
Fabio W.

--- John Cramer <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:

> 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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