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Columbella rustica? - Herner - 03-19-2012 Hello, I´m not sure, it´s C. rustica. I found this shell on the beach in Cyprus, near Limassol. Size: 4.8 x 4.2 x 7.8 mm The outer edge of the mouth but is not toothed and the shell size is so small. These features bring me mixed up with the identification. Maybe I can help someone in this forum to identify? Thanks! Herner http://matzlpage.de/details.php?image_id=1084&sessionid=fsb6m805n0mv5egtjda5r78v46 Re: Columbella rustica? - paul monfils - 03-20-2012 I can't see your image, but the combination of small size and thin lip would ordinarily suggest an immature specimen. Re: Columbella rustica? - Herner - 03-20-2012 Hello Paul, thanks for your answer!  Sure, an immature specimen, it could of course be. I've added a link in this thread. There, the pictures are also visible. Greetings Herner Re: Columbella rustica? - Emma - 03-22-2012 Hello! I'd definetely go with the immature specimen identification. I have a young specimen from Les Cases d'Alcanar, by the Ebro Delta here in Spain and I can tell you the colour is the same but they have a round, toothless lip just like the one in your photos. So, I'd say Paul is right: immature C. rustica. Best wishes, Emma. Re: Columbella rustica? - Herner - 03-22-2012 Hello Emma, Super, many thanks for your confirmation! Yes, this toothless lip had also made ??me suspicious. So I was not sure by the identification. best regards Herner