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Unidentified Columbellidae from Singapore
08-25-2008, 11:32 AM,
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Unidentified Columbellidae from Singapore
Dear all,
I have attached photographs of 3 Columbellids from Singapore. Fig 1 (9-10mm)has been identified as <i>Mitrella moleculina</i>. Fig 2 (9mm) is unidentified, but possiblly <i>Indomitrella lischkei</i> upon comparison with <a href="http://bigai.world.coocan.jp/pic_book/data02/a2153.html" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://bigai.world.coocan.jp/pic_book/data02/a2153.html">http://bigai.world.coocan.jp/pic_book/data02/a2153.html</a><!-- m --></a> Fig 3 (10mm) is unidentfied.

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<a href="http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fig1hv1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4542/fig1hv1.th.jpg" alt="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/4542/fig1hv1.th.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>

<a href="http://img139.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fig2dm1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9160/fig2dm1.th.jpg" alt="http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/9160/fig2dm1.th.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>

<a href="http://img380.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fig3kb5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6188/fig3kb5.th.jpg" alt="http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/6188/fig3kb5.th.jpg" style="border:0" /></a>
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09-02-2008, 11:08 AM,
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Unidentified Columbellidae from Singapore
Update:

Kevin Monsecour has kindly suggested that fig 1 & 3 are the same species and color variations of M. moleculina.
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11-08-2008, 11:48 AM,
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Unidentified Columbellidae from Singapore
it could be of Metanachis marquesa Gaskoin 1852
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11-08-2008, 11:49 AM,
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Unidentified Columbellidae from Singapore
foto 2
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