On Sat, 4 Oct 2003 19:44:56 -0400
  Peggy Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>On Wednesday, September 24, 2003, at 11:10 AM, lindawbush
>wrote:
>
>>Yes, I'm back with more questions about Spondylidae-
>>
>>I am going almost batty over a shell with the following
>>spine arrangement - several major ribs, but WITH ONLY ONE
>>insterstitial rib between, bearing small nodules and some
>>fine prickly spines.  I have been all the way through
>>Lamprell several times and cannot find this arrangement.
>>It reminds me of princeps, except for that area between
>>the major rows of spines.  It is roughly equivalve, has a
>>small area of attachment, is  dark ruby red in color with
>>some white subtle spotting between the ribs.
>>
>>I apologize for not having a decent scanner or a good
>>digital camera.  I can scan it for you, but the scan will
>>only show some details, and will have very poor depth of
>>field.  I will scan it open, spine sides showing.  No, I
>>will have to do two scans, as the articulation at the
>>hinge is so tight it cannot be separated.
>>
>>
>That sounds a lot like Spondylus ictericus, from the Gulf
>of Mexico and
>Caribbean
>
>Peggy
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