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Cypraea id help - mark - 08-16-2014
Hi,
I would like help for these Cypraea species too.
Is it a C. tigris? (cca 6 cm)
[img]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/ID%2020140816/Ctigrisa_zpse49c4d12.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[img]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/ID%2020140816/Ctigrisb_zps464bfd0e.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
All of them C miliaris? (2,8-4 cm)
(I think sometimes I only hope with the small differents they aredifferent species)
[img]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/ID%2020140816/Cmiliarisa_zps5e1bcb9c.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[img]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/ID%2020140816/Cmiliarisb_zpsd6f4de5e.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
I have no idea… (2,5 cm)
[img]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/ID%2020140816/Cypraeaa_zpsae8b5540.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
[img]http://i1283.photobucket.com/albums/a556/Csigabiga/ID%2020140816/Cypraeab_zps2729d653.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
I will thankful any idea.
Regadrs,
Mark
RE: Cypraea id help - paul monfils - 08-17-2014
1. Yes, this is Cypraea tigris, slightly immature, as shown by the incomplete dentition and incomplete dorsal pattern.
2. These are all typical Cypraea milaris, and all within the normal adult size range for the species.
3. This is an immature Cypraea that has not yet developed the adult dorsal pattern. The size, shape, and coarse dentition all suggest Cypraea errones.
RE: Cypraea id help - mark - 08-17-2014
Thank you Paul.
Regards,
Mark