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Need ID (Gena varia ?) - giovanni arusha - 03-17-2008
Hi, can anybody ID this shell?
Is it a Gena varia?
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/3167674" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.badongo.com/t/250/3167674.jpg" alt="http://www.badongo.com/t/250/3167674.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>
I got it in Zanzibar (Tanzania): it is about 1.5 cm in size.
Please need Latin and English names.
Many thanks in advance,
Giovanni
Need ID (Gena varia ?) - paul monfils - 03-18-2008
Not sure what trochid species it is, but it certainly is not in the genus Gena. Gena are open-coiled shells, resembling tiny Haliotis (without the holes).
Need ID (Gena varia ?) - giovanni arusha - 03-18-2008
Please need help on this one...
I am really stuck !
Thanks in advance,
Giovanni
Need ID (Gena varia ?) - dave r - 03-18-2008
Hi Giovanni, try this website. I think you will find it helpful.
<a href="http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/SuperFamily_TROCHOIDEA.html" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/SuperFamily_TROCHOIDEA.html">http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/S ... OIDEA.html</a><!-- m --></a>
Need ID (Gena varia ?) - giovanni arusha - 03-21-2008
Hi Dave, went so check and this specimen looks to me like an Infundibulops erythaeus (Red Sea Top Shell).
What do you think?
Thanks,
Giovanni
Need ID (Gena varia ?) - dave r - 03-22-2008
Could be a juvenile I suppose but the periphery seems too pronounced. I have several specimens of this shell but none have such a sharp edge.