Date: Sun, 5 Oct 2008 20:54:04 -0500
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From: "Martin H. Eastburn" <lionslair@CONSOLIDATED.NET>
Subject: Re: A.ostenfeldi
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http://www.conchology.be/en/availableshells/searchspeciesgallery.php?family=VOLUTIDAE
pseudolutea is how they spell it. Second from the left, top row.
Martin
Greg Curry Sr wrote:
> Thanks for all your help Has anybody heard of ALCITHOE pseudolutae?
> Greg
>
> In a message dated 9/24/2008 12:18:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> pat.bail@ORANGE.FR writes:
>
> /Alcithoe ostenfeldi/ belongs to the /Alcithoe Larochei/ Complex,
> of which it can be considered a subspecies restricted to the
> northwestern coast of South Island. It differs from the typical
> species by its much larger size, attenuated axial ribs on the
> three first post-nuclear whorls only, a protoconch slightly more
> rounded. Many big /larochei/ /larochei/ are sold as /ostenfeldi/
> and the difference are really subtle sometimes.
> /Alcithoe arabica/ has three variants only: /swainsoni/ for the
> poorly sculptured form, (mostly for the South Island specimens),
> /motutaraensis/ for the almost unpatterned shells, and /depressa/
> for the northernmost specimens of North Island. All these three
> forms are individual variation, even if these variants are more
> frequent in some areas.
> /Alcithoe calva/ is not a valid species; It is just a smooth form
> of /Alcithoe jaculoides/.
> Patrice Bail
> 2 square La Fontaine 75016 Paris
> Tel:+33(1)45253330
> Fax:+33(1)40501390
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> Le 23 sept. 08 à 00:36, Greg Curry Sr a écrit :
>
>>
>> Hello
>> Is ALCITHOE ostenfeldi (Iredale,1937) a valid name or is it a form of
>> A.arabica (Gmelin,1791)?
>> Thanks
>> Greg
>>
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