Data: Hello Avril

Just wondering if you might be able to help…

My wife and I are putting together a Marine Life ID DVD for Fiji and Tonga and have come across a few species we either are unable to identify, or are unsure of our ID.

We have posted a page on our new website(still under construction)that shows jpegs of the critters in doubt. The page is :

http://www.underseaproductions.com/unidentifieds/index.htm

Some shots have a scientific name already - these are our best guesses, confirmation or otherwise would be great. For those with only basic common names eg. goby 2, we have nothing - genus, species and common names would all be very helpful.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

We would be happy to provide these jpegs for use on your own site if they are of any benefit to you.

Many thanks

Josh Jensen

Please send andy thoughts, or positive identifications to: Josh Jensen

Discussions:

• Hello Josh,
  
  I just took a look at your images of mollusks, and can ID a few of them for you.
  
  Snail 1 is Cancilla granatina, one of the "miter shells".
  
  http://www.lucianogiombini.it/Web%20lucianogiombini.it/cancilla_granatina___lamarck.htm
  
  Snail 2 is Latirolagena smaragdula.
  
  http://www.specimenshells.net/9911.htm
  
  Snail 3 is Nassarius graniferus.
  
  http://www.femorale.com.br/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Nassarius+graniferus+(Kiener%2C+1834)
  PS: I just noticed that the link to the pictures of Nassarius graniferus in my last email doesn't work. The problem is the final close parentheses. For some reason that final parentheses is not in blue, and is not seen as part of the URL. Strange. Anyway, if you copy the whole address including the final parentheses and paste it into your browser, it will work.
  
  Snail 4 is Tutufa bubo.
  
  http://www.gastropods.com/6/Shell_16.html
  
  The image you have labeled "Bursa bubeta" is correctly identified, but misspelled. The specific name is "rubeta". Also, while this species is indeed a member of the Bursa family (Bursidae), it is not a true Bursa. It is closely related to Snail 4, and the best name for it is Tutufa rubeta.
  
  http://www.jaxshells.org/816d.htm
  
  Snail 5 is just too heavily encrusted to make any positive ID.
  
  Regards,
  Paul Monfils

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