Concerning Cypraea nucleus... This won't make it any easier, but you might consider an article from the Hawaiian Shell News of September of 1990 which shows a curious 'half-breed' of C. nucleus and C. granulata that was collected in Hawaii. It can be found in the Archive site of THE CAPTURED COWRY at http://www.cowrys.org/archive/NSN369CY.HTM#B makuabob (a.k.a. Bob Dayle) _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com