> I have been working on a bit of an identification problem with Ficus howelli
> and Ficus atlanticus. I was wondering if anyone on Conch-L had a Ficus
> howelli from the Cuba area they could scan and send via e-mail. All of the
> ones I have encountered lately have been from Columbia and are suspect as to
> identity. If you have one and can scan it please send it to [log in to unmask]
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
Dear Tom,
I don't think the Ficus thing from Colombia is Ficus howelli, it might
be Ficus atlanticus or a new species. Photos of the holotypes of both
shells are in "Johnsonia", Volume 1, No. 18.
Andrew Dickson