Date:         Tue, 21 Mar 2000 18:08:02 -0500
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From:         Robert & Betty Lipe <rlipe1@TAMPABAY.RR.COM>
Subject:      Re: Another Question!
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Patrick, you have Olivella mutica up there.  It's larger than our
pusilla.  I don't think you have minuta.  I'm sure others from the area
will inform you of this.

Bob Lipe

Patrick Draeger wrote:
>
>     I have another question about really small Florida shells: How do you
> tell Olivella pusilla apart from Olivella minuta?  Once again, the pictures
> and descriptions in the books I have are too small and vague to make a good
> identification. I collected these shells in Grand Lagoon, Panama City.
>
> Many Thanks in Advance,
> Patrick

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