Siphonochelus (Siphonochelus) boucheti Houart, 1991

The holotype is illustrated in B & W in Houart 1994 "Species named since
1971" Fig. 190, I could scan the image for you
It is also illustrated in color in "La Conchiglia" 277 in an article by
Philippe Bouchet; I could scan the image for you
Iberus 17(2) Fig 11 -- must be the original description, which I don't seem
to have

I don't have any specimens, but I have downloaded an image from ATLANTIC
I remain delighted to find the approximately correct genus in Tyhinae...
The image of T. philippinensis that I downloaded from Des Beechey looks
totally different

John Wolff
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

At 04:31 PM 4/13/2003 +1200, you wrote:
>Is anyone familiar with Siphonochelus boucheti Houart?
>
>This is what I found illustrated on some website, cannot remember
>which, but I grabbed the image of a damaged dead shell.
>
>It is not a Siphonochelus but a small Trubatsa, a genus similar to
>the former but with the tube bases covering the entire shoulder
>bewteen varices.
>
>I have 3 specimens from different dealers, all sold as "Typhis
>philippinensis"; I was well aware that the dealers' ID was incorrect.
>
>Does anyone have an image of a DECENT specimen Houart's species, and
>also date of description and genus it was placed in by Houart?
>
>Typhinae are wierd beasties, and the taxonomy is a shambles, with
>some making the over-the-top claim that they require a separate
>family, and almost every worker including obvious nontyphines therein
>(Pterotyphis & Prototyphis for example.