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Any ideas?
08-11-2010, 01:34 PM,
#1
Any ideas?
Hello again!

My classification antics are on-going, and I am slowly reducing the  content of my unknown shells box. Here are some more unknown shells:

1. From Vietnam, purchased with Meretrix lyrata from a local supermarket frozen food counter:
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAvRpTdxI/AAAAAAAAAPg/m4Wka6-cJ_s/s400/DSCF1067.JPG" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAvRpTdxI/AAAAAAAAAPg/m4Wka6-cJ_s/s400/DSCF1067.JPG" style="border:0" />  

2. Unknown small conus:
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAGvX6s-I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/VfQD7Z_IG7A/s400/DSCF1065.JPG" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGLAGvX6s-I/AAAAAAAAAPQ/VfQD7Z_IG7A/s400/DSCF1065.JPG" style="border:0" />
<img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_1lQPuaI/AAAAAAAAAPI/taHS6Hmoeqw/s400/DSCF1064.JPG" alt="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_1lQPuaI/AAAAAAAAAPI/taHS6Hmoeqw/s400/DSCF1064.JPG" style="border:0" />

3. Unknown:
<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_lAiAzKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ncV7SiRGeZY/s400/DSCF1063.JPG" alt="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK_lAiAzKI/AAAAAAAAAPA/ncV7SiRGeZY/s400/DSCF1063.JPG" style="border:0" />
<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK-6RqV-4I/AAAAAAAAAO4/vvT_B7Z70bU/s400/DSCF1062.JPG" alt="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_PHbVtVT661c/TGK-6RqV-4I/AAAAAAAAAO4/vvT_B7Z70bU/s400/DSCF1062.JPG" style="border:0" />

I am grateful for any help, as always.
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08-12-2010, 08:22 AM,
#2
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Can't comment on the bivalve(not my area of expertise at all!) but the cone looks to me like Conus furvus and the other shell is Nerita albicilla.
Dave
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08-12-2010, 08:53 AM,
#3
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The bivalve looks indeed like a Meretrix. I'm not an expert in Meretrix species, but Meretrix lyrata could be correct.
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08-13-2010, 11:06 AM,
#4
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Thanks! On the bivalve I'm going with Meretrix sp., maybe lusoria. As I said they were farmed with Meretrix lyrata.
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08-13-2010, 01:46 PM,
#5
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Meretrix meretrix is a good possibility for the two patterned specimens. The lower specimen could be a small M. lyrata.
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