Dear fellow Conch-lers,

     Thank you very much Andrew for your good information.  Siphonaridae is
also very common to Philippines but this size first time and I discover the
area and not much.  Normal size that we have is averaging 30mm.

     Best Regards,

     Tony



Antonio S. dela Cruz
l4 Esperanza st., Tinajeros,
Malabon City, Philippines l404

TEL/FAX (632) 288 3993

Website: http://www.tonyshells.bravepages.com





>From: Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Giant Siphonariidae
>Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 22:12:56 +1300
>
>>     I just arrived from Sourthern Palawan collecting seashells, first
>>time
>>in the Philippines I found this size of Siphonariidae 3 inches or 75mm
>>quite
>>big size, in the Philippines this is the biggest, I don't know to other
>>country. anybody knows bigger to this.
>
>Are these common?
>
>New Zealand has a large siphonariid, locally common. It is Benhamina
>obliquata (Sowerby 1825), originally described as a Siphonaria... and
>I am unsure whether Benhamina should be synonymized.
>
>Anyway, it "officially" reaches 65mm, and I am sure that 75mm is
>attained occasionally.
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin, New Zealand
>64 (3) 473-8863
><[log in to unmask]>
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>Seashell, Macintosh & VW/Toyota van nut
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