Your "Architectonicid species belongs to the Trochidae, more exactly to a
group, which has been called in the past Solariella. The latter has been
split up in a number of genera and subgenera on anatomical differences.
Henk K. Mienis

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From: "John Wolff" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 3:38 PM
Subject: More ID challenges


> Hello gang,
>
> I've added two challenging shells, possibly unnamed, from Aliguay Is. to
my
> unidentified page at
> http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7m3zq/JPW/p3.html
>
> These will be part of our club auction on September 25. One is an
> architectonicid, I believe, but the aperture is iridescent and resembles a
> Stomatella; I could not find anything close in Bieler, 1993. The other are
> 2 Olivella that resemble  O. spretioides superficially but the columella
> differs.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Philippine Olivella seem to have
> been ignored, or are there none?
>
> John
>
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