Oh you slay me Tom,,,,,good answer though ... if you held this shell in your
hand , the color and texture is pure angaria so i can see how it would be in
the Turbinidae family . I could imagine that holiday dinners would be a bit
strange .....hey please pass the nerites ?
Mark James & Peta Susan Bethke
3001 South Ocean Dr. Suite 4-V
Hollywood, Florida
33019-2804
U.S.A.
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas E. Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, August 06, 1999 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: my homepage


>From: ferreter <[log in to unmask]>
>I just received a ASTREA HELIOTROPIUM (Martyn 1784)
>> in resembles a angaria as the texture and color of the shell are
>identical,
>> only the shape is different. Are the Astraeinae related or in the same
>group
>> as angaria? any input would be most appreciated ......
>
> Hey Mark,
>
>I think it depends upon who you believe or what book you read.  Some folks
>put Angaria in with Turbinidae - despite the difference in opercs and shell
>structure.  The Compendium seems to lump Angaria in with Astraeinae and
your
>Astrea heliotropium.  Me, I keep them separate because I don't want to
>change the shell drawer layout.
>
>Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
>