Dear Friends I have published two papers dealing with Macrocypraea distinctions, you can download in: 1) Simone 2004. Morphology and Phylogeny of the Cypraeoidea: http://www.moluscos.org/trabalhos/2004/Simone%202004%20-%20Cypraeoidea.pdf 2) Simone & Cavallari, 2020. A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338684344_A_new_species_of_Macrocypraea_Gastropoda_Cypraeidae_from_Trindade_Island_Brazil_including_phenotypic_differentiation_from_remaining_congeneric_species?_sg=ouvz50Wj5E8Vd6_Qosnc1mIzYNpFf07d8cWjLHQFh7mOdCJwSQbpltCoSRbi02tido_ItRfcvboVcGdx8jlD5CJUFpf0IitMuZu7HXryCjw.MVJSRT-k7aiY1JkiyAeu1iSJi0ANU5Gx5pZVthdLjtuQ3KmuFmJfBo_waOovNBvvT5k9leOwcDt_vR4KjQr-yg I hope they help, Cheers, Luiz Em sáb., 25 de abr. de 2020 às 10:55, Scott Robichaud < [log in to unmask]> escreveu: > I think everyone missed the most basic point. Cervus is only found in the > United States, Mexico, Cuba, and Bermuda. The only Shells that they could > be if they were found in Brazil Puerto Rico or the Bahamas would be zebra. > Scott > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Apr 24, 2020, at 6:42 PM, 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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- Luiz Ricardo L. Simone, Ph.D. Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo Cx. Postal 42391 04218-970, São Paulo, SP Brazil [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask]<mailto: [log in to unmask]> www.moluscos.org/ AND www.mz.usp.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5020466945403853 OrcID <https://correio.usp.br/cID>: 0000-0002-1397-9823 Livro - Book: http://www.femorale.com.br/articles/books/simone06/index.asp http://www.usp.br/jorusp/arquivo/2006/jusp783/pag07.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------