James....
I've gotten a nice, hefty coin to toss when I have to put names on those
little critters. I know that doesn't help with your query.......but it's
true.
Kurt
At 12:28 AM 3/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear all,
>I have a debate that needs to be settled. What is the current taxonomic
>status of
>Conus abbotti Clench, 1946? Is it still accepted as a valid species? Ed
>Petuch told me
>that all the Conus described by Clench, excepting Conus floridanus
>burryae, are invalid.
>He said that Conus abbotti is just a synonym of Conus jacundus. I am
>totally confused;
>can anyone help me and tell me what is correct?
>
>Thanks,
>James
>