+- Forums SEASHELL-COLLECTOR (http://forum.seashell-collector.com)
+-- Forum: Seashell Collector's Forum (http://forum.seashell-collector.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3)
+--- Forum: Shells identification Help (http://forum.seashell-collector.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=5)
+--- Thread: Any ideas? (/showthread.php?tid=1053)
Any ideas? - lulu.shell - 08-11-2010
Hello again!
My classification antics are on-going, and I am slowly reducing the  content of my unknown shells box. Here are some more unknown shells:
1. From Vietnam, purchased with Meretrix lyrata from a local supermarket frozen food counter:
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAvRpTdxI/AAAAAAAAAPg/m4Wka6-cJ_s/s400/DSCF1067.JPG" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAvRpTdxI/AAAAAAAAAPg/m4Wka6-cJ_s/s400/DSCF1067.JPG" style="border:0" /> Â
2. Unknown small conus:
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAGvX6s-I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/VfQD7Z_IG7A/s400/DSCF1065.JPG" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAGvX6s-I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/VfQD7Z_IG7A/s400/DSCF1065.JPG" style="border:0" />
<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_1lQPuaI/AAAAAAAAAPI/taHS6Hmoeqw/s400/DSCF1064.JPG" alt="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_1lQPuaI/AAAAAAAAAPI/taHS6Hmoeqw/s400/DSCF1064.JPG" style="border:0" />
3. Unknown:
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_lAiAzKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ncV7SiRGeZY/s400/DSCF1063.JPG" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_lAiAzKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ncV7SiRGeZY/s400/DSCF1063.JPG" style="border:0" />
<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK-6RqV-4I/AAAAAAAAAO4/vvT_B7Z70bU/s400/DSCF1062.JPG" alt="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK-6RqV-4I/AAAAAAAAAO4/vvT_B7Z70bU/s400/DSCF1062.JPG" style="border:0" />
I am grateful for any help, as always.
Any ideas? - dave r - 08-12-2010
Can't comment on the bivalve(not my area of expertise at all!) but the cone looks to me like Conus furvus and the other shell is Nerita albicilla.
Dave
Any ideas? - mikede - 08-12-2010
The bivalve looks indeed like a Meretrix. I'm not an expert in Meretrix species, but Meretrix lyrata could be correct.
Any ideas? - lulu.shell - 08-13-2010
Thanks! On the bivalve I'm going with Meretrix sp., maybe lusoria. As I said they were farmed with Meretrix lyrata.
Any ideas? - paul monfils - 08-13-2010
Meretrix meretrix is a good possibility for the two patterned specimens. The lower specimen could be a small M. lyrata.