For identifying species of the genus Chicoreus try to get hold of a copy of
Roland Houart's monograph published in the Memoires of the Mus. Nat. Hist.
Nat.
in Paris. Without doubt you can find a copy of it in Vienna. Too much has
been changed
in the genus Chicoreus in order to rely still on the "Compendium".
Regards,
Henk K. Mienis
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From: helmut nisters <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 4:38 PM


> Dear Conchlers,
>
> any idea, please.
> Recently I got from Taiwan a shell with the name Chicoreus microphyllus.
> For me its seems to be a
> smaller specimen of Chicoreus torrefactus. Is Chicoreus microphyllus
living
> in NE-Taiwan. I am not
> sure.
> Recently I got from Australia (W-Australia) a shell with the name
Chicoreus
> rubiginosus. But in
> confronting it with a picture in the Compendium of seashells it looks like
> Chicoreus trivialis.
> Are the very similar, Chicoreus trivialis looks more slender and higher.
> If you have an idea, please e-mail me.
> Thanks for information and with best shelling greetings
> Helmut
>
> Helmut "Helix" Nisters
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