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Title: Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872)


bullas1 - November 14, 2010 07:36 PM (GMT)
Need help with ID.

This Pteria is 45.5mm long and comes from the South China Sea.

Thanks for any help,

bullas1

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Marlo - November 16, 2010 01:28 PM (GMT)
An inquiry on Conch-L resulted in the following comment:

Ron Noseworthy provided an ID:

"Looks like Pteria brevialata (Dunker, 1872)."


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