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>Enough Xenophora, not corrected would mislead some people. As of 1999,
>Kreipl & Alf redefined the family as follows;
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>Genus Xenophora 13 species
> 2 subspecies
> 1 subgenus
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>Genus Stellaria 5 species
> 1 subspecies
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>Genus Onustus 4 species
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>Total 26 species.
>Dr. Simone in Brazil stated he was moving Xenophora to the Superfamily
>Stromboidea, put I have no confirmation as of yet.
>Enough is not enough until it is correct!
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>Harry Berryman
>Xenophora Nut
I would say, at least on conchological grounds (dunno about DNA or
anatomy) that generic distinction of Stellaria is unjustified; the
shells just are not that different. Onustus has a basic difference,
in that the keel is basally lined by inductura, and so has a
different structure.
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Regards
Andrew
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