Dear Sue et al.,
Continuing....
A few years back, the late Joanne Lightfoot (captivated by, but no relation to,
the Rev.) and I worked on these names and came up with the following list of
available molluscan names from the "Portland Catalogue:"
GASTROPODA -- Marine
1. Calliostoma annulatum (Lightfoot, 1786)
2. Calliostoma canaliculatum (Lightfoot, 1786)
3. Turbo cornutus Lightfoot, 1786
4. Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot, 1786)
5. Subninella undulata (Lightfoot, 1786)
6. Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot, 1786
7. Vermicularia tortuosa (Lightfoot, 1786)
8. Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786
9. Strombus tricornis Lightfoot, 1786
10. Lambis truncata (Lightfoot, 1786)
11. Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786
12. Jenneria pustulata (Lightfoot, 1786)
13. Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot, 1786)
14. Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786
15. Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
16. Trophon plicatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
17. Volema calcarata (Lightfoot, 1786)
18. Colubraria muricata (Lightfoot, 1786)
19. Latirus iris (Lightfoot, 1786)
20. Oliva incrassata (Lightfoot, 1786)
21. Turbinella angulata (Lightfoot, 1786)
22. Turbinella pyrum ponderosa (Lightfoot, 1786)
23. Voluta virescens Lightfoot, 1786
24. Cymbium pepo (Lightfoot, 1786)
25. Melo melo (Lightfoot, 1786)
26. Melo amphora (Lightfoot, 1786)
27. Aulica imperialis (Lightfoot, 1786)
28. Cymbiola nobilis (Lightfoot, 1786)
29. Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786)
30. Harpulina arausiaca (Lightfoot, 1786)
31. Conus araneosus Lightfoot, 1786
32. Conus augur Lightfoot, 1786
33. Conus cedonulli mappa Lightfoot, 1786
34. Conus pulcher Lightfoot, 1786
35. Conus quercinus Lightfoot, 1786
36. Terebra taurina (Lightfoot, 1786)
37. Hydatina zonata (Lightfoot, 1786)
38. Dolabella auricularia (Lightfoot, 1786)
39. Umbraculum umbraculum (Lightfoot, 1786)
GASTROPODA -- Land
40. Placostylus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
41. Lampadion otis (Lightfoot, 1786)
42. Solaropsis undata (Lightfoot, 1786)
BIVALVIA -- Marine
43. Cucullaea labiata (Lightfoot, 1786)
44. Atrina rigida (Lightfoot, 1786)
45. Isognomon Lightfoot, 1786
46. Placuna Lightfoot, 1786
47. Acanthocardia spinosa (Lightfoot, 1786)
48. Dinocardium robustum (Lightfoot, 1786)
49. Sanguinolaria cruenta (Lightfoot, 1786)
50. Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786)
51. Macrocallista nimbosa (Lightfoot, 1786)
52. Brechites attrahens (Lightfoot, 1786)
BIVALVIA -- Freshwater
53. Elliptio complanatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
54. Unio ovalis (Lightfoot, 1786)
CEPHALOPODA
55. Argonauta hians Lightfoot, 1786
56. Argonauta nodosa Lightfoot, 1786
57. Argonauta scrobiculatus Lightfoot, 1786
More than you wanted to know??? (references on request),
Harry
At 09:38 AM 9/1/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Thanks to all who pointed a newbie to many sources of information. I am now
>on my way to identification of my collection, or most of it. I have a couple
>of shells I haven't found on any dealer lists and would appreciate any
>further help anyone could offer. One shell has the following description:
>Argonauta hians Solander, trawled by commercial fishing boat at 60 fathoms,
>silt bottom off Chipei Tao, Pescadores Is., Straits of Taiwan, March 1971. I
>don't have a millimeter measurement conversion at the moment, but there are
>five of them and they're 2 inches long. They are paper-thin but in great
>shape.
>My question is : What is the taxonomy of this one so I can do a more
>efficient search?
>Also, to the one who replied with the greeting, "Dear Dr. Gulley," I am
>flattered, but have not attained that degree!
>Thanks again,
>
>Sue Gulley
Harry G. Lee
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