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dwarf or juvenile ?
04-16-2010, 05:06 PM,
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dwarf or juvenile ?
Well, that's a good point. If it were an adult dwarf, I suppose it might retain the protoconch the same way a juvenile does, at least for a while. But this specimen definitely has a juvenile look to it, its apparent thickness and weight, plus the well formed protoconch.  An adult dwarf, in a photograph, without a size reference, would look virtually identical to a large adult shell. This one doesn't.
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dwarf or juvenile ? - by helmetapointe - 04-16-2010, 12:58 PM
dwarf or juvenile ? - by paul monfils - 04-16-2010, 02:18 PM
dwarf or juvenile ? - by helmetapointe - 04-16-2010, 02:43 PM
dwarf or juvenile ? - by paul monfils - 04-16-2010, 05:06 PM

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