the last of the series

[xavierb]

these are the last of the only package I'm not sure is the same place is the xenophora to see that they seem
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[paul monfils]

None of these look like they are West African.

The top one looks like Ergalatax margariticola, a common western Pacific species.  There are a few similar species, and these look like beach specimens, so I am not 100% certain.

The middle one looks like Buccinulum lineum from New Zealand.

The bottom one is Turricula tornata, from the western Pacific.

The Xenophora appears to be Xenophora pallidula, western Pacific.

[xavierb]

I have collected all the shells of the series and I have put together in one to see what I can say .. thanks in advance

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[paul monfils]

Funny how you look at something carefully several times and it doesn't ring any bells, then you take another look and it hits you.  The third shell is a species I'm quite familiar with, of which I have several specimens.  But mine are cleaned, a nice orange color, and I didn't initially recognize yours because of the dark picture and the heavy periostracum, but I lightened it in Photoshop, and I'm quite sure this is Latirus armatus.

The top two are both species of Turritellidae.  Turritella gemmata is my best guess for the first one.  The second one I can't place.  The 4th shell is driving me crazy because it looks so familiar, but so far no luck.

[xavierb]

I had thought in the second as the Turritella bicingulata