What is the distribution of Pitar dione ?

[auxi]

Hi all. Some years ago I`ve travel to Costa Rica and I collected a nice set of seashells. Rafa made a lot of posts for identifications that where very usefull to me. Thanks Rafa and all the people who answer him   <img src="images/smiley/up.gif" alt="" border="0" />

But my problem is that I`ve collected 5 or 6 Pitar dione like bivalves. The problem is that I collected them in Tamaarindo beach, in the pacific coast, and as far as I know Pitar dione is a caribean Species.

I`ve one spectacular specimen and a set of others not so well preserved. I think it should be another species than Pitar dione, because of his distribution and I think that it is not so exactly than the photos and descrïptions of Pitar dione.

I let you a picture:

<a href="http://img444.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01994ik2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8629/dsc01994ik2.th.jpg" alt="http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8629/dsc01994ik2.th.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>

<a href="http://img155.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc01990ic7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8642/dsc01990ic7.th.jpg" alt="http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8642/dsc01990ic7.th.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Auxi on 2008-02-11 16:07:44 --</span>

[mikede]

I'd say this is Pitar lupanaria, which is a pacific coast species related to Pitar dione.

You can find a picture here: <a href="http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Pitar_Genus.asp" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Pitar_Genus.asp">http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Pitar_Genus.asp</a><!-- m --></a>  <span class="petit">--Last edited by mikede on 2008-02-11 21:52:37 --</span>

[auxi]

Thanks you Mikede. I think you are rigth. Didn`t know that species. Nice link !

[auxi]

Nice ! I couldn´t find the species in any catalogue !!

Pitar lupanaria reaches Chile coast also??? Awesome !!

[rafa]

Hi Auxi.
I am agree with "mikede". I have some Pitar lupanaria species and are the same that your pictures. My bivalves are from Chile coast and I have another from Manuel Antonio (Copsta Rica).