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Dear all,
I have attached photographs of 3 Columbellids from Singapore. Fig 1 (9-10mm)has been identified as <i>Mitrella moleculina</i>. Fig 2 (9mm) is unidentified, but possiblly <i>Indomitrella lischkei</i> upon comparison with <a href="http://bigai.world.coocan.jp/pic_book/data02/a2153.html" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://bigai.world.coocan.jp/pic_book/data02/a2153.html">http://bigai.world.coocan.jp/pic_book/data02/a2153.html</a><!-- m --></a> Fig 3 (10mm) is unidentfied.

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<a href="http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fig3kb5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6188/fig3kb5.th.jpg" alt="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6188/fig3kb5.th.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>

Update:

Kevin Monsecour has kindly suggested that fig 1 & 3 are the same species and color variations of M. moleculina.

it could be of Metanachis marquesa Gaskoin 1852

foto 2