Dear Ken,
 
 
There is a third species in this genus: V. tyleri. If those four shells
have a smooth innerside of the mouth, you will be a very lucky boy (I have
been looking for tyleri for more than 3 years now, and never managed to
get hold of one, although I have been through hundreds of crispata and
cancellata to check whether a single tyleri would have slipped in).
Very interested to see one of these four.
 
I hope this helps you out,
 
 
David
 
 
On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Ken Zentzis wrote:
 
> Hi All,
>
> I have a lot of four shells received as Varicospira cancellata, but they
> differ from two others in my collection, enough to make me wonder if there are
> more species in the genus besides the above and V. crispata (which these four
> are not).
>
> The differences are overall more elongated and narrower outline, rib count
> (15-18 on body whorl), pronounced sharpness, greater heighth, lesser width,
> white color of the ribs, and more pronounced varices.
>
> Any info would be graetly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Ken Zentzis
> Wichita, Kansas
>