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Giovanni Arusha
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Posted 17/03/2008 02:49:13 PM

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Hi, can anybody ID this shell?
Is it a Gena varia?

http://www.badongo.com/t/250/3167674.jpg

I got it in Zanzibar (Tanzania): it is about 1.5 cm in size.
Please need Latin and English names.
Many thanks in advance,
Giovanni

Paul Monfils
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Posted 18/03/2008 02:04:36 AM

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Not sure what trochid species it is, but it certainly is not in the genus Gena. Gena are open-coiled shells, resembling tiny Haliotis (without the holes).

Giovanni Arusha
Posts : 41

Posted 18/03/2008 08:18:53 PM

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Please need help on this one...
I am really stuck !
Thanks in advance,
Giovanni

Dave r
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Dave r

Posted 18/03/2008 09:21:29 PM

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Hi Giovanni, try this website. I think you will find it helpful.
http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/SuperFamily_TROCHOIDEA.html

Giovanni Arusha
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Posted 21/03/2008 01:42:23 PM

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Hi Dave, went so check and this specimen looks to me like an Infundibulops erythaeus (Red Sea Top Shell).
What do you think?
Thanks,
Giovanni

Dave r
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Dave r

Posted 22/03/2008 03:11:14 AM

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Could be a juvenile I suppose but the periphery seems too pronounced. I have several specimens of this shell but none have such a sharp edge.

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