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From Malaysia - paul monfils - 03-02-2009
#1 is in the family Neritidae. #3 could be Cerithiidae, or a Morula or some other small Muricid. Â I agree with all your other family designations, but all of these except perhaps one of the Nassarius are juveniles and positive ID is going to be difficult. Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2009-03-03 21:01:51 --</span>
From Malaysia - dave r - 03-02-2009
Hi, it would be very helpful to know where they were collected. I don't know of any keys ( I find those too laborious to use anyway)but you could try the website gastropods.com
Cheers,
Dave
From Malaysia - qleeq - 03-02-2009
Here are some shells i collected.
Please help me identify them.
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I would like to also know where i can get keys to identify them down to species level.
thanks in advance! Â <img src="images/icones/icon10.gif" alt="images/icones/icon10.gif" style="border:0" />
From Malaysia - qleeq - 03-03-2009
thanks Paul and Dave.
Paul, which Nassa are you refering to as a juvenile?
Dave, they were collected off the coast of Penang island in Malaysia.
From Malaysia - mikede - 03-06-2009
Nr. 2 could be a juvenile Notocochlis gualtieriana
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From Malaysia - qleeq - 03-08-2009
Thanks mikede!
by the way, how do i know if a shell is a juvenile or not?
From Malaysia - mikede - 03-10-2009
AFAIK there is generally no easy way to tell whether the shell is a juvenile or not. For some groups like Cypraea it is easy to tell apart a juvenile and an adult because of the characteristical shell shape and/or colors. For other species there are only hints like a thin shell or a thin lip or short spines, but all these could just as well belong to the normal appearance of that particularly species.
I have a juvenile N. gualtieriana just like yours one from Malaysia (Langkawi). I wasn't able to identify it until recently when I got an adult N. gualtieriana specimen from Australia.
Mike
From Malaysia - qleeq - 03-11-2009
alright, thanks mikede! Â <img src="images/smiley/smile.gif" alt="" border="0" />