I confirm this : N. mytilina of 2" certainly exist, they wash up on the
shore in Ushuaia.
Guido
(but they are not that easy when not diving: I found only a dozen in two
weeks time, guess one needs bad weather to get many in fresh algae)
>Paul and Emilio,
>
>The book "Moluscos de Chile" by Jaime Ramirez Bohme lists one specimen of
>Nacella
>mytilina (Helbling, 1779) with the following dimensions 42.2 x 28.1 x
>23.0mm.
>
>42.2mm is 1.7 inch, not too far from your 2 inch shell, Paul. As Emilio said
>Patella cymbularia Lamarck,1819 is a synonym. It is found, according with
>the book, in the Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego.
>
>In the description says:
>"Concha delgada, oblonga, forma de lancha, conica, oblicua, medianamente
>alta, apice muy anterior, curvado hacia el borde. Delgada casi translucida.
>..." If you need some more details I can send them privately.
>
>I wish it can help you.
>
>All the best,
>
>Eduardo
>Brasilia, Brazil
>
>
>-----Mensagem original-----
>De: Emilio F Garcia [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Enviada em: Terça-feira, 22 de Junho de 1999 14:47
>Para: [log in to unmask]
>Assunto: Re: [CONCH-L] Nacella cymbufaris?
>
>
>Paul,
>
>There is a "Patella" cymbularia Lamarck,1819, which is a synonym of Nacella
>mytilina (Helbling, 1779), a Magellanic species. The problem is that your
>2-inch shell is too big to be mytilina.
>
>Emilio
>
>>Hi Folks,
>>I have an elongate, very lightweight limpet-type shell from an old
>>collection, about 2 inches in length. The cabinet label reads "Nacella
>>cymbufaris Lam.", and the listed locality is Chile. I have never been
>able
>>to find a reference to this name, and I have never seen another specimen of
>>this. Has anyone ever heard of it?
>>Regards,
>>Paul M.
>
>Emilio F. Garcia
>115 Oak Crest Dr.
>Lafayette, LA 70503
>USA
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