Dear Sarah et al;-
Taylor and Walls lists kermadacensis Powell as a variety of Crenica Sowerby.
Art
"Thomas E. Eichhorst" wrote:
> Hey Sarah, I guess since I sat down in front of the machine before my
> morning coffee (2 hours earlier here) and I probably should be thankful I
> didn't just type jibberish. Sorry for the mix-up Nancy. But if you want to
> search for Cypraea, try: http://www.cowries.net/ This is Felix Lorenz's
> site and is probably the best on the web for cowries.
>
> Tom (now sipping coffee and coming alive -- watch out world!!)
>
> > Hey tom, since when does cypraea = haliotis?
> >
> > Just wondering (and trying not to work)
> >
> > Sarah
> >
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> > Dept. of Malacology
> > Academy of Natural Sciences
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> > http://www.geocities.com/scalaria
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> > >>> [log in to unmask] 10/19/00 10:26AM >>>
> > Nancy,
> >
> > I found three Haliotis from New Zealand, none with anything close to that
> > name. I used a site with an interactive map of abalone's at:
> > http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/zoology/abnet/species.html
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > > I'm posting this question for a friend who can't get to the list right
> now
> > > for email troubles. She wants to know if there is or was a Cypraea
> > > species named "kermadecensis" found in the Kermadecs near New
> > > Zealand. The guess off the top of my head was that this may be a C.
> > > cernica named in the past (and renamed since). Can anyone document
> this
> > > name?
> > >
> > > Much appreciated,
> > > Nancy (and Barbara)
> > >
> >
> >