My husband holds the world's record for Janthina janthina at 44.0mm. It was
collected in the Florida panhandle, extreme north end of the Gulf of Mexico,
in 1984.

Sylvia S. Edwards
Huntsville, AL
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie Clamp" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Janthinas


> Hi
>
> Janthina everywhere at the moment, literally speaking that is. :-))) How
big
> do these shells grow? The largest I have from the Med is 3cm across and 2
cm
> high.
>
> Never heard of Janthina prolongata (but that doesn't mean much given my
> limited expertise).
>
> Now got Janthina janthina and exigua (thanks to Rosi). Anyone got any of
the
> others to trade. Would love to have a complete range of different types of
> Janthina in my collection as this would give some credence to my, at the
> present, rather mish mash collection of shells.
>
> Ed
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Kev Lamprell
> Sent: 04 September 2000 8:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Janthinas
>
>
> Philip
>
> I have Janthina janthina from south and north Australia, South Africa
> and Norfolk Island. Janthina prolongata from Uruquay and South Africa.
> Janthina exigua from New South Wales (Australia) and Recluzia
> rollandiana from central Queensland but I have nothing from Caribbean
> waters.
>
> Kev
>