772.0mm owned by Don Pisor in San Diego, California.

Regards,

Paulk Kanner


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From: "Andrew Grebneff" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 8:36 PM
Subject: Max known size of Syrinx aruanus?


> Does anyone know the reference for the largest known specimen of the
> turbinellid Syrinx aruanus? I have seen claims that a 1m (40")
> specimen is known, but no evidence to back this up.
>
> If true, that makes it bigger than the longest known other species,
> the paris Basin Eocene campanilid Campanile giganteus at 0.95m.
>
> A one-meter snail shell... beats the 0.625m specimen I've just
> snagged by a wee margin...
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> Andrew Grebneff
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