Doug,

Here is a link to a preliminary opinion on this question posted by Felix
Lorenz on his website:

http://www.cowries.info/shell/daydan/index.html

I looks like he is concluding that 'Cypraea' dani is a species, but there
are also inflated specimens of 'C.' dayritiana being offered by dealers that
confuse the issue.

The original description (La Conchiglia, Vol. 34, no. 303, April-June 2002,
pp. 15-17) includes a comparison of the two taxa, so you might want to read
this article for insight.

Bill Fenzan
Norfolk, VA, USA


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From: "Doug Stemke" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 9:42 AM
Subject: [CONCH-L] Connection between Cypraea dayritiana and C.dani


> Hi All.
>
>  Clearly a population of Cypraea called 'Cypraea dani' has been found
> judging from the recent offerings.  Obviously this 'species' was recently
> found in numbers as I have seen price ranges from well over $120 to $10!
> Is
> this a valid species?  It looks very much like an inflated C. dayritiana
> with many specimens darker than typical C. dayritiana.
>
>  Thanks!
>
> Doug
>
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