Dear Javier, Try to contact Mr. Frederik Titselaar at: [log in to unmask], he might be very usfull for the Id of you Patellas. Best regards, Carlos (Algarve - Portugal) >From: Javier López <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Hello >Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:19:13 +0100 > >Hi to all friends: > >I'm a new suscriber to Conch-L. The last week I´ve reading the messagges >and I´m taking interesting notes about the families.I must to say that I'm >an amateur collector but I'm trying to learn some more about the families I >like. >Today I would like to make a question about a Patella that I received from >Thakoradi in Ghana (West Africa).It was taken in rocks at low tide. The >shells are bright greyish inside with wide radial lines brown and white >similar to Patella rustica.The impression is orange.The upper side is >brownish with an anterior apex (about 1/3 of the total lenght). It's not a >high shell but very flattened. >Could anyone help me with the classification? Thank you > >JAVIER LOPEZ VICENTE >CENTRO VETERINARIO JAMEOS >C/TRIANA, 75 >35500-ARRECIFE(LANZAROTE) >CANARY ISLANDS - SPAIN ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com