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two Nassarius spec. for identification. - mauro - 11-30-2008
This 2 different species of Nassarius are a rebus for me. Â <img src="images/smiley/confused.gif" alt="" border="0" />
<a href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2928" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2928">http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2928</a><!-- m --></a> this one is from Madagascar, the size of the greater specimens is 37 mm.
<a href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2927" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2927">http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2927</a><!-- m --></a> this second is from Aliguay, Philippines. The greater one is 29 mm.
Do you know them?
thanks
Mauro  <span class="petit">--Last edited by mauro on 2008-12-02 15:54:47 --</span>
two Nassarius spec. for identification. - mauro - 11-30-2008
I was wrong: the first one maybe a Buccinidae, not a Nassaridae. Probably Phos roseatus.
excuse me for the mistake.
Mauro  <span class="petit">--Last edited by mauro on 2008-11-30 18:28:04 --</span>
two Nassarius spec. for identification. - mauro - 12-01-2008
The second also is a Buccinidae from Genus Phos:
<i>Phos varicosus </i>Gould 1852.
Mauro