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3 shells from Mauritius (indopacific) - conchylinet - 03-16-2010 Hello, Any help is welcome with these shells from Mauritius (south-west Indian Ocean). <img src="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/5634.JPG" alt="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/5634.JPG" style="border:0" /> 13.5 mm <img src="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/5636.JPG" alt="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/5636.JPG" style="border:0" /> 49 mm <img src="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/5638.JPG" alt="http://www.conchylinet.com/Images/Misc/5638.JPG" style="border:0" /> Very light Tellinid (not T.palatum), 31 mm Thanks, Pierre 3 shells from Mauritius (indopacific) - mikede - 03-16-2010 1. Isn't it the well known Polinices tumidus (Swainson, 1840) ? 3. The closest I could get by browsing the internet is Macoma cygnus (Hanley, 1844). That shell could even be a species of Semelidae instead of Tellinidae. It depends on the presence of the internal ligament in the hinge, which isn't quite visible in this picture.  <span class="petit">--Last edited by mikede on 2010-03-16 18:37:20 --</span> 3 shells from Mauritius (indopacific) - dave r - 03-17-2010 #2 looks like COnus virgo. Dave 3 shells from Mauritius (indopacific) - conchylinet - 03-18-2010 thanks Mike and Dave.