Now that you’ve refreshed my memory, I did read the article. And I came up a little short, helpful as it is. I’ve sent images to the three responders so far. David Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2020, at 7:46 PM, Harry Lee <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Dear Listers, > > When I heard David's question, I went to <https://conchologistsofamerica.org/american-conchologist-library/>, where I concluded that the paper that would have served David (as correctly recalled by Steve) was not yet "in the system." It missed by one issue! > > All COA members should have received: > Marshall; , C.P., 2019. Comparison of Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758) and Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus [sic], 1771). American Conchologist 47(1): 30. March. > a little over a year ago. > > Carole's paper should be both indexed (by author as well as by taxa) and posted on the Conch-L website before too long. Thus questions like David's should be easier to answer in the future - and may not need to be asked. > > Harry > > >> On 4/24/2020 6:52 PM, steve rosenthal wrote: >> I recall about a year or so ago there was an article about this on the >> last pages of an issue of American Conchologist, I think it was by >> Carole Marshall ....I'm sure somebody will have the exact details >> close(r) at hand....it included a number of helpful photos. >> >> >> >> On 4/24/20, David Kirsh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> Dear listers, >>> >>> A longtime question for me: are there reliable distinguishing features >>> between Macrocypraea cervus and zebra besides the dotted spots on the dorsum >>> (and size)? >>> >>> I’ve only managed to collect dead specimens with some weathering on their >>> backs, possibly obscuring those dotted spots. >>> >>> One is 59mm, probably zebra from Brazil. >>> >>> Another is 91mm from Bahamas. A third is 93mm from Mona Island, Puerto >>> Rico. >>> >>> David Kirsh >>> Durham, NC >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> [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. >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------