Dear Sue,
The Columellar teeth of Cypraea Pantherina is more fine than Tigris and extending
onto the base on columellar side, also the aperture in the fossula is dull.
I hope this information will be helpful for you.
If you want I can scan the base view of both and sent you by e-mail privately.
Best regards.
George
 
SOOPYSHELL wrote:
 
> Dear conch-l
> Can somebody help me with the name for one of my shells?  I went to a gift
> shop and they had a big box full of tiger cowries.  I picked out five of them
> that are really pretty, and also different, one with a lot of white and one
> with just a little white.  One of them is skinnier than the rest, and in my
> book i see the panther cowrie that is like a skinner tiger cowrie, so my
> question is could this be the panther cowrie, and how do I tell the differnce
> since they are so much alike.  Thank you.
> Sincerely,Soopy, Sue P.
 
 
 
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