Thursday, April 23, 2009

Recently Discovered Seashells of Palawan


all shells here are caught by me and are donated to museums in Paris, G. Britain, Germay and the Netherlands  and to seashell specialist..
Recently discovered seashells in Palawan

Vexillum pelaezi Poppe, G.T., S. Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009


 

 







Vexillum  flaveoricum  M. Herrmann & E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2009













Vexillum pedroi Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
size: 23mm-32mm
Location: Isla Balabac








Scabricola martini
Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
size: 13mm-18mm
Location: Isla Balabac, Palawan







Costellaria gouldi
Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006
size: 8mm-10mm
Location: Isla Bancalaan - Isla Balabac, Palawan (south)








Costellarari rodgersi
R. Salisbury & J. Wolff, 2005
size: 25mm-30
Location: Isla Linapacan









Costellaria vespula
Turner & Marrow, 2001
size: 10mm-16mm Location: Isla Balabac








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Cyparea dani Beals, 2002
size: 18mm-23mm
Location: Isla Coron, Palawan (north) but recently discovered that it can also be found at Isla Balabac, Palawan (south)







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Cymbiola palawanica Douté, H. & P. Bail, 1999
size: 50mm-110mm+
Location: Northern Palawan (Endemic)









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Conus spectrum f. petergabrieli F. Lorenz, 2006
size: 20mm - 30mm+
Location: Northern Palawan (but mostly found at Isla Cuyo, Linapacan and Dumaran)










Conus leobottoni F. Lorenz, 2006
size: 20mm - 60mm+
Location: Isla Balabac, Palawan, Philippines












Conus guidopoppei R. Raybaudi, 2005

size: 20mm - 30mm+
Location: Throughout Palawan(Linapacan, Taytay, Quezon to Balabac Island)














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