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Terebra maculata
Several of the species collected seem deserving of special comment, as well as do a few species that I did not see or
collect.
One of the latter group is Cypraea ventriculus. This cowrie, found in Fiji and Tahiti, was not collected or seen in
collections or the market place. I believe it is there, but lives deeper than the shallow areas covered. Another widespread
cowrie not seen or collected was Cypraea chinensis. Cypraea globulus, which were collected by Phil Harris (deceased) many
years ago on the beach in American Samoa, was not collected or seen. This was also true of Cypraea mappa although one
specimen was seen in the market. There are other species such as Cypraea testudinaria, Cypraea serrulifera, Cypraea mariae,
Cypraea yaloka (formerly humphreysi), Cypraea eburnea, Cypraea cernica, Cypraea limacina, Cypraea maculifera, Cypraea
clandestina, Cypraea scurra, and Cypraea stolida that might be collected in deeper water by a person with more vigor or by
using SCUBA. Cypraea vitellus, seen in the market and usually a shallow water cowrie, was not collected on the reef.
Two specimens of an elongated cowrie were collected alive across the bay from Pago Pago. These were most unusual shells and
probably represent an extreme variation of Cypraea gaskoini. They also have some characteristics of Cypraea cumingi. Cypraea
gaskoini has been reported by Thaanum from Fiji, and C. cumingi from Jarvis Island by Harold Jewell.
Dr. Eli de Carvalho Rios (Oceanographical Museum of Rio Grande do Sul) has informed me, that Mr. H. Matthews has discovered
two Pustularia surinamensis Perry (=bicallosa Gray) in the stomach do the fish "Pacamum" (Amphicthys cryptocentrus) caught on
March 30, 1966, in 15 fathoms off Fortaleza in the Brazilian province of Ceará. The photograph represents the fine
reddish-saffron shell now preserved in the collection of Dr. Rios (no. 11,160). See figs. figs. 1 and 2 above. The other
specimen is in coll. Matthews.
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