Cypraea
(Cribrarula) cribraria f. oceanica, Raybaudi 1993
Cypraea
(Cribrarula) cribraria f. oceanica, Raybaudi 1993
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Je me suis résolu a taxoner ces deux Cypraea Cribrarula de cribraria f. oceanica. Elles sont à la fois trop proches et différentes de Cypraea cribaria f. zadela. La description qui est faite de f. oceanica leur va bien mais voilà ce qu' en dit Felix Lorentz: « .... Similar to gaspardi, but larger, with rich colour. Resembles zadela, but is still more delicate and rostrate, with larger lacunae. The name was introduced by Raybaudi, needs to get formally described. ». Le specimen clair vient de Nouvelle Calédonie et le foncé d' un achat Philippin. Bien qu' elles ne viennent pas de l' atoll de Kwajalein il n' y a pas de raison qu' elles ne en soient pas. Les cribraria f. zadela de Nouvelle-Calédonie ne sont pas suffisamment étudiées pour exclure cette possibilité; quant aux achats de coquilles ''originaires'' des Philippines .... Comme pour beaucoup de cribraria f. zadela des dents sont présentes jusqu' à l' extrémité postérieure du labre. Elles sont également plus ''plates'' que f. zadela et la première dent columellaire se projette plus en avant. Taille: 25 et 26 mm.
I am myself resolved on to name these two Cypraea Cribrarula as cribaria f. oceanica. They are both too close and different to Cypraea cribaria f. Zadela. The description which is made of f. oceanica suits them well but that's what that says Felix Lorentz: « .... Similar to gaspardi, but larger, with rich colour. Resembles zadela, but is still more delicate and rostrate, with larger lacunae. The name was introduced by Raybaudi, needs to get formally described. ». The clear specimen comes from New Caledonia and the dark of a Philippin purchase. Although they do not come from the atoll of Kwajalein it is no reason that they are not in it. The cribraria f. Zadela of New Caledonia are not sufficiently studied to exclude this possibility and for the purchase of shell ''originate'' from Philippines ... Like many cribraria f. Zadela teeth are present up to the posterior end of the labrum. They are also more ''flat'' as f. Zadela and first columelar tooth is projected further forward.
