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>I was looking at some of my shell books yesterday and I found that
>Recluzia lutea feeds upon the Minyas Sea Amemone. For some reason if
>the populations of the Minya Sea Amemone decline then obviously the
>Recluzia poulation will decline along with it. So far no one has
>directly reponded to my inquiry about this shell. I guess no one on
>Conch-L has ever heard about anyone collecting one of these shells.
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>Andrew Dickson
I have one, 25 mm, real good condition obtained from Ross Mayhew in 1995;
presumably "90-mile Beach, New Zealand 35 m sand".
It looks like the picture in Powell, who says the correct name is
rollandiana Petit, 1853 because Janthina lutea Bennett, 1840 is indeterminate.
(And I had it under Naticidae. Thanks for waking me up)
John Wolff
2640 Breezewood Dr.
Lancaster, PA 17601, U.S.A.
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