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Dear Linda;
This is what I have in my records for that species
Regards,
George
Papuina (Megalacron) klaarwateri Rensch, 1931
>Hi, Conch-Lers!
>
>Now that I have been bitten by the land snail bug, I am bringing out
>shells that I have had for a while but not done much with .
>(Pardon the bad sentence construction .
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>I have two little snails labelled "Megalacron klaawateri," no author and
>date, from Manus Island, Papua, New Guinea.
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>Some questions: Does Megalacron hold specific status or is it a subgenus
>of Papuina? Is klaawateri a valid species or a synonym? And lastly,
>what are the author and date for this
>species.
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>I was able to pick up Tucker's Compendium for half price a few
>miles from my house. It was new, just a few miniscule priniting flaws.
>What other books would be recommended for
>foreign land snails?
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>And I said I'd never collect land!! The joke's on me.
>
>Cheers,
>Linda
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