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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?

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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
03-08-2010, 08:57 PM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
I'm in doubt about this shell id. I am not sure it is vanikorensis species.

<a href="http://img251.imageshack.us/i/imbricariavanikorensis.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7258/imbricariavanikorensis.jpg" alt="http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/7258/imbricariavanikorensis.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>
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03-08-2010, 08:59 PM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
Sorry, I forgot others indications:
Locality New Guinea
Dimensions 13.5 - 15 mm
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03-09-2010, 09:31 AM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
It is not Imbricaria vanikorensis, it looks more like one of the Scabricola species, maybe ocellata?
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03-09-2010, 01:28 PM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
I would say Scabricola limata
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03-10-2010, 07:48 PM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
Here is a new more detailed photo.
Can you confirm Scabricola limata ?

<a href="http://img641.imageshack.us/i/imbricarialimata.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5822/imbricarialimata.jpg" alt="http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5822/imbricarialimata.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>
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03-11-2010, 11:34 AM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
Scabricola (Swainsonia) limata and S. ocellata are similar in color and pattern, but S. ocellata is generally more elongate, with a taller spire, and a length-width ratio about 3.  S. limata typically looks "short and plump" with distinctly rounded whorls, and a length-width ratio slightly more than 2.  Also, the spiral grooves in S. limata are distinctly punctate, while in S. ocellata they are smooth or nearly so.  For these reasons I think this specimen is S. limata.

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03-11-2010, 09:30 PM,
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Is it Imbricaria vanikorensis?
Paul, what to say ? Thanks for you so clear explanation
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