Paul is probably right.  If it has teeth all the way up the aperture,
it should be Casmaria ponderosa.  If the teeth only run half way
up the lip, or less, it should be Casmaria erinacea.

Cheers,


Don

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From: "Linda Bush" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2006 3:08 PM
Subject: Unknown small Cassis?


> Hi, Listers!
>
> In this old collection I have found a shell which I cannot i.d.   It is
> about an inch, white, with crenulations on the shoulder.   The outstanding
> feature of this shell is the heavy callousing of both lip and columella.
> The lip, with teeth, extends up the side of the shell at almost a quarter
> of an inch; there are a few brown dots on the edge where it meets the body
> whorl.   The columella is heavily calloused, with one denticle towards the
> anterior of the shell.   I can send you a blurry scan of the aperture, if
> that would help.
>
> Please contact me off list.   Oh, the bulk of the foreign shells in this
> collection are from Australia or New Zealand.
>
> Thanks,
> Linda Bush,
> St. Louis, MO
>
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