Cecil Your Dentalium appears to be Laevidentalium crocinum (Dall, 1907) I have numerous beach collected specimens of this from the 80 Mile Beach just South of Broome. The 2 species most likely confused from this area are L crocinum & L. lubricatum (Sowerby, 1860). lubricatum is more likely to show annular swellings (stronger than growth ridges) and may have a slight notch in some specimens. The aperture is circular. crocinum when fresh often has a yellowish coloration and the aperture is very slightly dorsally flattened. The size is about right for both species. Laevidentalium erectum (Sowerby, 1860) is much narrower and has a distinct notch and slit. Geoff >From: Cecil Bankston <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Dentalium from Western Australia >Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 18:59:25 -0500 > >I would appreciate some assistance in identifying a Dentalium I >collected in Broome, Western Australia. Its picture may be seen at the >following URL: >http://members.cox.net/cbankston/ShellImages.html > >I also still do not have definite ID's on the Lottiidae on the same page. >-- >Cecil N. Bankston >Baton Rouge, LA >USA > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >[log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs >To leave this list, click on the following web link: >http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 >Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and >click leave the list. >---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------