Hello Tim and all,

When I described the form L. leucodon f. escotoi, I overlooked the
angioyna Raybaudi, 1979 because not mentioned by Lorenz... which is
supposed to mention all names of cowries.

I just checked the description in La Conchiglia.

In the mind of Raybaudi the L. leucodon s.s. is from the Maldives. He
figures two shells from there and compares them with two slightly
bigger ones from the Philippines which he calls L. leucodon angioyna.

In fact, there is no difference between the 4 specimen he figures. It
is even doubtful that there was ever a leucodon fished in the
Maldives....

I've little time now, very brief:

L. leucodon leucodon  - the ones we all know from the Philippines.
L. leucodon tenuidon - the ones from Thailand and Indonesia, smaller,
much more spotted and a little rounder
L. leucodon leucodon f. escotoi - Aliguay population in the
Philippines: small, very round and dark.

Best regards, Guido

Mabuhay from Mactan island, the Philippines.

Guido T. Poppe

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On 20 May 2006, at 04:33, Timothy Blackwood wrote:

> Hello,
>
>      Recently, I began looking into Cypraea (Lyncina) leucodon
> recently and have some questions.
> Going to www.gastropods.com, I've found that there appear to be 3
> subspecies and 1 form included
> under C. (Lyncina) leucodon:
>
> Lyncina leucodon leucodon (Broderip, 1828)
> Size: to 90 mm
> Distribution: East Indian Ocean to Philippines
>
> Lyncina leucodon tenuidon Lorenz, 1999
> Size: 70 mm
> Distribution: Indian Ocean; Maldives
>
> Lyncina leucodon angioyna Raybaudi, 1979
> Size: ?
> Distribution: Philippines
>
> Lyncina leucodon leucodon f. escotoi Poppe, 2004
> Size: 65-85 mm
> Distribution: Philippines
>
> My question is what distinguishes these subspecies and form?  With
> L. leucodon leucodon, L.
> leucodon angioyna, and L. leucodon leucodon f. escotoi all
> occurring in the Philippines, there
> must be habitat characteristics that set them apart.  I've read
> about L. leucodon leucodon and L.
> leucodon tenuidon in Lorenz and Hubert, but I still am somewhat
> confused.  Any help you can
> provide will be greatly appreciated.  Thank you in advance and I'll
> look forward to your replies.
> :)
>
> Sincerely,
> Tim Blackwood
>
> Timothy J. Blackwood
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