Perhaps another name to add to the list would be Phyllonotus whymani Petuch
& Sargent, 2011?  It is compared to P. pomum (Gmelin, 1791) in the
description, but not the other taxa listed.

Bill Fenzan
Norfolk, VA

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From: "steve rosenthal" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Phyllonotus complex


>I assume you also had  P globosus in mind- Emily Vokes wrote a good
> piece in COA a good number of years back regarding that one vs
> margaritensis, . I think  at least some people are still divided about
> that one vs margaritensis...I have also heard of  some deepwater
> "pomum" out of Florida Keys and other areas being given other /new
> names, validly or not.
>
> On 10/2/11, James Cordy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Hi  David  ,
>> That  is  a  good  question  .   I  wish  I  knew  the  answer  .
>>
>>
>> Jim  Cordy
>> Curator  of  Mollusks
>> Brevard  Museum  of  Natural  History
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>> David Kirsh
>> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2011 10:55 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [CONCH-L] Phyllonotus complex
>>
>> OK, what distinguishes Chicoreus (or is it Phyllonotus?) pomum, oculatus,
>> margaritensis, and (I assume) several other close congeners?
>>
>> David Kirsh
>> Durham, NC
>>
>> Strength is an empty shell. -- Jack London, The Iron Heel
>>

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