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Need help from cypraea experts! Cyraea dani / dayritiana
04-12-2008, 02:01 PM,
#1
Need help from cypraea experts! Cyraea dani / dayritiana
Dear all!

This is my new collection but I'm confused with the Cypraea dayritian and C. dayritiana f. dani.. Please help me! Their sizes are 17mm and 15.2mm..

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Thank you very much!

Kindest regards,
Raffy
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04-12-2008, 07:00 PM,
#2
Need help from cypraea experts! Cyraea dani / dayritiana
Hi Raffy,
Felix Lorenz has a very interesting article about these very shells on his website. Check it out at:
<a href="http://www.cowries.info/shell/daydan/index.html" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.cowries.info/shell/daydan/index.html">http://www.cowries.info/shell/daydan/index.html</a><!-- m --></a>
DAve.
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04-13-2008, 10:16 AM,
#3
Need help from cypraea experts! Cyraea dani / dayritiana
Hi Dave!

Thank you very much! It is indeed an interesting topic about the diff. between the two.. I had come up with a conclusion but still doubtful. (sigh) But many thanks Dave for the great help! Happy shelling!

Raffy
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12-16-2008, 07:59 PM,
#4
Need help from cypraea experts! Cyraea dani / dayritiana
dani is usually a  bigger(not much), more globose, and also very often darker colored.

regards,
Jeroen
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