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Peter Whipple <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 8 Feb 1999 11:32:24 -0600
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Most likely.
 
Peter
 
At 10:21 AM 2/8/99 -0700, NORA BRYAN wrote:
>In amongst a box of assorted and mostly unlabeled shells that what given
>to me is one that was labelled as a "Lilac Cowry".  I can't see anything
>like it an any shell book available. It looks like a Tiger Cowry with a
>purplish top instead of spots.  In fact it looks as if someone has
>removed the spotted top of the shell to a layer underneath and then
>smoothed off the edges where the new purplish areas meet the spotted
>edges.  Am I right?

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