4 unidentified Indian Ocean gastropods

[conchylinet]

Hi all,
Here are a few gastropods that I cannot identify, they are all from Indian Ocean.
1 is from southern India and is 29 mm long.
The next three are from Mauritius
2 is 18 mm long.
3 is 17 mm long.
4 is 35 mm long.

<img src="http://www.badongo.com/t/640/3815786" alt="http://www.badongo.com/t/640/3815786" style="border:0" />

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Thanks for any help.
Conchylinet.

[paul monfils]

1. Bullia belangeri  Kiener, 1834

2. a turrid, perhaps a Turridrupa? Can't name the species.

3. Nassarius sp., looks like an immature, beachworn Nassarius coronatus  Bruguiere, 1789, but not certain.

4. Probably Cymatium gemmatum  (Reeve, 1844)

[mikede]

The family is Nassariidae

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[conchylinet]

Thank you Paul,
What is the family of Bullia belangeri?

[dave r]

I can find no record of Bullia belangeri, it looks more like <i>Bullia vittata </i> (Linne. 1767)from the Indian Ocean to me.
Dave

[conchylinet]

Thanks for these investigations Dave.
#1 can also match Bullia melanoides (Deshayes) from the BULLIINAE plate on Gastropods.com.

[dave r]

You could be right, it is difficult to see from the pictures as they are rather small. It is much easier having the actual specimen at hand.
Dave