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Hi George,
Most of the shells pictured are rather common Indo-Pacific species. There
are a few I'm not sure about. Here's my best attempt:
GROUP 1:
1a Conus litoglyphus Hwass
1b Not certain - perhaps a form of Conus boeticus Reeve
1c Conus rattus Hwass
1d Conus sponsalis Hwass
GROUP 2:
2a Chicoreus sp., juvenile. Perhaps Chicoreus cichoreum Gmelin, which is
extremely variable, but I am not certain.
2b Peristernia nassatula (Lamarck) (Fasciolariidae)
2c Chicoreus brunneus Link
GROUP 3:
3a Cymatium (Septa) rubecula (Linne)
3b Strombus dentatus Linne
3c Mitra fraga Quoy & Gaimard
GROUP 4:
4a This is either Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin) or Casmaria erinacea (Linne).
Both are quite variable, and can be difficult to tell apart from the dorsal
view. If the shell has a row of tubercles along the entire length of the
lip, it is C. ponderosa. If the lip is smooth except for a few small sharp
denticles at the anterior end, it is C. erinacea.
4b Pyrene testudinaria (Link)
4c Vexillum sp. Probably a small V. caffrum (Linne)
4d Nassarius graniferus (Kiener)
Regards,
Paul
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