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small murex - diocrisseashells1000 - 10-11-2011
Hello,
This are two small murex specie, please id it. from Philippines.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N06/sets/72157627867371442/ ">http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N ... 442/ </a><!-- m --> Â Â 22mm.
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N06/sets/72157627867374856/ ">http://www.flickr.com/photos/63645283@N ... 856/ </a><!-- m --> Â Â 22mm.
thanks,
Diocris.
Re: small murex - paul monfils - 10-14-2011
The first one is clearly a Chicoreus species. There are only two Philippine Chicoreus that can be fully adult at this size - C. dodongi and C. strigatus. This specimen does not appear to be either of those. Therefore I believe it must be a small juvenile of a larger species, perhaps C. microphyllus.
Re: small murex - diocrisseashells1000 - 10-14-2011
Thanks Paul for identifying # 1 and the input sizes,
