Hi Purpura-discussers
 
Just to make things more confused: is Purpura also a synonym of Nucella or
is Nucella a subgenus or what? Would like to know.
 
David
Belgium
 
P.S.: Sorry for having to read so many mails from me this time, but I had
a 499-inbox (I was in Berlin last week, so no time to check my mail)
 
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On Wed, 21 Jan 1998, Jose Eduardo de Alencar Moreira wrote:
 
> Hi Riccardo,
>
> Many thanks for your fast answer.
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> Vaugh lists it as synonym of Purpura but I received a specimen from NZ
> under an Haustrum denomination. Since Vaugh's book is a little bit old and
> things goes faster in the shell world, may be Petuch had ressucitated this
> genus ...  ;-))
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> Cheers,
>
> Eduardo
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> De:   propal @ TIN.IT em 21/01/98 14:39 CET
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> Para: CONCH-L @ UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Jose Eduardo de Alencar Moreira/Telebras)
> Assunto:  Re: Haustrum
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> I think Haustrum Perry, 1811
> Conchology: pl. 14 et expl.
> Type species by subsequent designation by Iredale, 1915: Haustrum
> zelandicum Perry, 1811
> should  be considered as synonym of Purpura Bruguiere 1789
> Ciao from Italy
> Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli
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