The yellow shell is as Kurt mentions, Calochochlia cf.
festiva, a species that I identified when the shells first
started to come out of the Philippines with data stating it
was from Mindanao.  This data was bogus as is Taiwan!  There
is no question as to what species this is.  I would like to
see an apertural view of the red shell.  C. festiva does vary
in color, but from the spire view it is difficult to confirm
the identification.  I don't know what benefit the person gets
out of saying they are from Taiwan?  Many species of land
shells have limited distributions and with correct
identification, the general localities can be confirmed or
refuted.
Rich
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---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:44:06 -0400
>From: Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: beautiful land snail, questionable ID?
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>Dear Paul,
>You should contact John Slapcinsky at
slapcin@flmnh.ufl.edu......he's
>been collecting in New Guinea for the last few years.
>
>Here are my two cents.....
>
>Cochlostyla (s.l.) does not occur in New Guinea (Cochlostyla
is not used
>anymore,.....should be Helicostyla or Calocochlia, or other
related
>genera....see Abbott (1989...Compendium).  There is a
"Cochlostyla"
>pyrostoma (Ferussac, 1821) recorded from Halmahera and the
Moluccas (but
>I'm doubtful about these localites OR generic assignment).
>
>Yours appears to be an altered Calocochlia festiva (Donovan,
1825) from
>northern Luzon.  This thing may be the same as was bouncing
around
>Conch-L and the internet as a bright yellow shell a few years
ago.....
>Personally, calling the yellow shell (and your red one)
festiva leaves
>me with a bad taste.......but for now, that's the best we can
do.....
>
>Kurt
>
>
>Monfils, Paul wrote:
>
>>The past few months someone has repeatedly posted on Ebay
specimens of a
>>large colorful land snail identified as Cochlostyla
pyriformis, from New
>>Guinea. I purchased a few of them, just because the thing is
gorgeous.
>>However, I have been unable to verify that name.  Is this a
valid name?  If
>>so, what is the author and date?  If not, what is the name
of the 45 mm
>>shell pictured here:
>>
>>http://members.cox.net/paulcyp/Cochlostyla.jpg
>>
>>Thanks.
>>Paul M.
>>
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