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two Nassarius spec. for identification.

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two Nassarius spec. for identification.
11-30-2008, 01:01 PM,
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two Nassarius spec. for identification.
This 2 different species of Nassarius are a rebus for me.  <img src="images/smiley/confused.gif" alt="" border="0" />
<a href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2928" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2928">http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2928</a><!-- m --></a> this one is from Madagascar, the size of the greater specimens is 37 mm.
<a href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2927" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2927">http://www.malachia.it/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2927</a><!-- m --></a> this second is from Aliguay, Philippines. The greater one is 29 mm.
Do you know them?
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Mauro  <span class="petit">--Last edited by mauro on 2008-12-02 15:54:47 --</span>
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11-30-2008, 03:24 PM,
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two Nassarius spec. for identification.
I was wrong: the first one maybe a Buccinidae, not a Nassaridae. Probably Phos roseatus.

excuse me for the mistake.
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12-01-2008, 06:19 PM,
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two Nassarius spec. for identification.
The second also is a Buccinidae from Genus Phos:
<i>Phos varicosus </i>Gould 1852.
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