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


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