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A host of Annulariids are native to North America (eastern Mexico). The most pervasive sp. on the Yucatan Peninsular are Choanopoma largillierti and gaigei. Also Choanopoma cozumelensis and a handful of other species are native to the offshore islands of Mexico. I don't believe there are any records of Annulariids found inside the border of Texas, though Polygyrids and Bulimulids commonly range across the border. C. dentata seems to have a closer affinity to the Greater Antillies Annulariids where the family has its greatest radiation.
Rich
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> It is apparently the only member of the family
> native to the USA - possibly to North America (not
> clear on what straggler might have reached Mexico
> from CA.
>
---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 10:15:51 -0500
>From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Chondropoma family???
>To: [log in to unmask]
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> Dear R. J.,
>
> Conch-L'er Tom Watters has recently published a fine
> monograph designed to answer questions like yours:
>
> Watters, G. T., 2006. The Caribbean Land Snail
> Family Annulariidae: A revision of the higher taxa
> and a catalog of the species. Backhuys, Leiden
> [viii] + 1-557 + 1 pl. + 8 pp. maps + 488 pp., 10
> figs., 56 maps.
>
> His placement is: Annulariidae Henderson and
> Bartsch, 1920 [+ Chondropomatidae Henderson and
> Bartsch, 1920]: Parachondria (Parachondria) Dall,
> 1905: P. (P.) dentata (Say, 1825)
>
> It is apparently the only member of the family
> native to the USA - possibly to North America (not
> clear on what straggler might have reached Mexico
> from CA.
>
> Harry
>
> At 10:10 PM 12/5/2007, you wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am currently adding some specimens of
> Chondropoma dentatum to my collection database.
> They were collected in the Florida Keys. My
> question is, to which family do they belong? I
> have checked several sources and found the
> following:
>
> - Chondropomatidae
> - Annulariidae
> - Pomatiasidae
> - Pomatiidae
> - Amastridae
>
> So, which is it folks? Thanks.
>
> R.J. Rego
> Swansea, MA
>
>
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