Hi James,

The abstract of the paper says:
Cyphoma eludens n.sp. differs from C. aureocinctum Dall, 1889 by a larger,
more solid and heavy shell, 
more developed and calloused extremeties, a broader and darker encircling
band that runs further 
along the left margin basally. The animal of C. eludens n. sp. lacks the
striking red and white pigmentation 
of the mantle observed in C. aureocinctum.
For further information contact the author at [log in to unmask] .
Maybe he has some reprints left.
Manfred Herrmann

At 12:22 AM 10/23/2015, James Cheshire wrote:
Today I saw this specimen of "Cyphoma eludens Lorenz & Brown, 2015"
for sale on shellauction.net:

I'm sorry, but the name is completely bogus. This shell is Cyphoma
aureocinctum (Dall, 1889). Same for the holotype specimen at MNHN:
https://science.mnhn.fr/institution/mnhn/collection/im/item/2000-27250 

I would like to hear arguments for how this shell is a different
species from C. aureocinctum (it isn't, but I still want to hear the
arguments).

James

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