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3 unidentified specimens from Guam - NMarshman - 12-22-2015

Locality: Gab Gab Beach, Guam
SIZE: cream specimen 18mm
dark brown and white 11mm
mostly white with black interces 13mm


RE: 3 unidentified specimens from Guam - paul monfils - 12-22-2015

upper right: Morula anaxeres (Kiener)
lower right: Morula nodicostata (Pease)


RE: 3 unidentified specimens from Guam - NMarshman - 12-23-2015

dead on, I don't know how I overlooked the anaxeres, it was figured in PHMM.
I also agree with nodicostata, though the Poppe figure differs a bit, after further digging its correct as well.
thank you very much, now if I can only figure out the Buccinidae? or whatever it is


RE: 3 unidentified specimens from Guam - Orepaul87 - 12-27-2015

(12-23-2015, 03:30 AM)NMarshman Wrote: dead on, I don't know how I overlooked the anaxeres, it was figured in PHMM.
I also agree with nodicostata, though the Poppe figure differs a bit, after further digging its correct as well.
thank you very much, now if I can only figure out the Buccinidae? or whatever it is

Try Strombidae.