Dear Lynn,

To my knowledge, Murex brandaris is actually in the genus Bolinus

Gijs

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> Van: Lynn Scheu <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Am.Conch. Errata and Email
> Datum: vrijdag 8 oktober 1999 15:23
>
> Robert Robertson's article, A Spiny Murex," in the current American
> Conchologist (September) has most of its pictures misidentified.
> Editorial board members Tom Watters and Harry Lee pointed this out to
> us, and Robert Robertson, author; Ross Gundersen, photo editor; and I,
> editor, each of us demands portions of the blame, to the total of about
> 250%. The shell identified as Murex cabritii is in fact a Panamic
> species, Murex ruthae. And the shell with the drill hole pictured as
> Lucina muricata is the ordinary Codakia orbiculata. However, the shell
> pictured as Murex brandaris, through some slip-up along the way, is
> actually Murex brandaris. We'll try to do better next time.
>
> And speaking of mistakes, in attempting to transfer files from one
> computer to another (this experience is so ongoing that I think it will
> be a part of my everyday existence for life!) I have just deleted all
> 478 messages in my in-box. Instead of going out and jumping off
> something high (all I could find was the porch steps...it's pretty level
> around here.) I decided to throw myself on your mercies.  Yes, that
> sounds like a lot of emails.  Some are related to family and other
> interests. But I'd just been reading the have-to stuff and postponing
> action on bigger jobs and article til the new computer was up and
> running. (Ha!) So it was all stored there temporarily, including
> articles sent via attachment, etc.  (We won't go into how I did the
> fatal transfer.) In any case, if you had written me about anything at
> all at [log in to unmask] since late August, please resend or write
> again. I know this includes lots of you... Bruce Neville, Peter
> Demertzis, Tom Eichhorst! (In fact, Tom, did you engineer the whole
> thing because of my dig at herps yesterday?)Well, I won't even attempt a
> recap...it gives me the shudders. If, however, you wrote me prior to
> that (any time this summer, that is) and got no response, it is likely
> that my old NetCom service was the culprit and not I. They were losing
> emails to and from me at an appalling rate of success!   So write again
> or resend in any case. Help!!
>
> Thanks for your patience in this time of multiple failures,
>
> Lynn Scheu
> Louisville, KY
> American Conchologist
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