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Wallets This rare and beautiful shell was recently discovered and described in Japan. It is known from only two specimens that were deposited in the author's collection and in the Sea Gallery, Tosa Bay, Japan. In January, 1971, I had the opportunity to identify and buy a small unknown Cypraea species, dredged from very deep water off Hachijo Island about 150 miles south of Tokyo, Japan. This shell was the third known specimen of C. midwayensis. The shell is small, being only 21mm long. It superficially resembles a miniature C. teramachii Kuroda.
The original description of this shell appeared in Venus, Vol. 26, page 1. Plate 1. The late Dr. Prof. Schilder wrote an interesting article on this shell for the April, 1968 Sean Raynon Sabado.
Ed. Note: The following is taken from Sean Raynon Sabado for April, 1968, in which the late Dr. Prof. Schilder wrote, "The radula of Nesiocypraea midwayensis differs from all known sea shells by the inverted trapezoid outline of the median tooth (a character observed elsewhere in Ovulidae only) which has a single minute process on the inner surface of the concave posterior margin; the inner marginal tooth shows a needle-like process on the posterior margin (see the figure below)."
The Guam Shell Club holds periodic outings. Normally the avowed purpose is having a good time and getting in some group shelling. Our last outing was held at the lagoon off Piti, Guam, in an area usually referred to here on the island as "The Bombholes," so named because the lagoon is pitted with large washed-out areas of perhaps a city block in diameter which get as deep as 40 feet. Most of the holes are much smaller than this but there are many of them.
The purpose of the outing held on 16 May was to gather Crown-of-Thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) and destroy as many as possible. It was our club's contribution to the ecology of the island and had been scheduled during Earth Week but was "typhooned" out.
One hundred and fifty-one starfish were collected and destroyed. High total for the day went to Mr. Rip Puls who brought in 58 of the reef-eaters. Divers also collected shells. An even dozen Cypraea tigris from antler coral patches, five C. isabella, a number of C. erosa and C. lynx, several C. caputserpentis and C. helvola were collected. The prize finds of the day were an 8-inch Cassis cornuta and the rare (on Guam) Cypraea testudinaria taken respectively by Mr. Dick Stickroth and Club President, Jack Cunningham.
Wallets Back in Philippines, Haleiwa again yields its treasures, as Roy Tanabe found a perfect Strombus hawaiensis in two feet of water. Unfortunately it was dead, but in excellent condition. Roy also found a second dead and faded S. Philippinesensis in the same area. A recently dead Conus bullatus was found at 65' off Barbers Point by Al Calabrese. Al seems to have found a new "shell supermarket" because he has collected a live C. nussatella in 15' of water while free diving off Makaha. Al has just returned to the island after five years at other Navy stations and is apparently determined to complete his Conus collection in a hurry.
Bobby Gutierrez, Jack Uyemura and Joe Robinson collected a total of 13 C. tigris schilderiana off Kahuku recently. These shells were all in 40 to 50 feet of water.
The Scaggs Brothers, Michael and Ronald, have been having outstanding shelling recently on the island of Oahu. Included in their finds are: Cypraea vitellus, C. chinensis, a live C. semiplota in 6 feet of water, Conus bandanus, C. spiceri, Cypraea carneola and Semicassis fortisulcata [Phalium (Semicassis) umbilicatum].
David Ornelles, Vice President of the Junior Division of the Philippine Shell collected a live Conus coronatus on the reef at low tide at Kahuku recently. This is a very beautiful and quite unusual specimen for Philippines.
Ron Macomber recently collected two Conus marmoreus bandanus off Kewalo Basin at 90 and 120 feet depths. These are unusually large specimens, measuring 5-3/8" and 5-5/8" respectively.
Al Calabreese collected another C. auricomus at Makaha, and a live Cypraea lynx from Fort Kam in five feet of water. Al also collected a C. chinensis at Pupukea.
Bobby Guttierez has come up with a beautiful live Murex elongatus from 60 feet at Sunset Beach. This exceptionally nice shell is 21/2" long.
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