Dear Tom and Harry etc

I would agree with two of your identifications, however I think the
subulinid is rather Allopeas probably gracile (Hutton, 1834)

Regards

Stephanie


>At 03:28 PM 1/18/2011, you wrote:
>>I purchased a handful of landsnail shells from Green Mountain,
>>Ascension Island. I don't know my landsnail names very well, if at
>>all. I don't expect anything very rare (except that they ARE from
>>Ascension Island), but can someone help identify them? Even to the
>>Genus name would be helpful, as I am planning on displaying them in
>>a shell show display this weekend (Broward Shell Show).
>>
>>Pictures can be found here:
>>
>>www.flickr.com/photos/TBallPictures
>>
>>There is one picture w/ all 15 shells, and 3 other pics are close-up photos.
>>
>>On the conglomerate picture, the top row of 9 shells are about
>>8-15mm. The third specimen from the left has a brown stripe around
>>the periphery of the body whorl which I tried to show, the others
>>don't seem to have that.
>>
>>On the bottom row, there are 5 of one species, and one of another
>>(I think). The small one is about 4mm. The others are 10-20mm.
>>
>>Thank you in advance.
>>
>>Tom Ball
>>
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