Dear Allen,

waitei is a form of mandarinus.

See http://www.seashellsofnsw.org.au/Buccininae/Pages/Penion_mandarinus.htm

Des Beechey, Sydney, Australia

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Subject: [CONCH-L] Penion mandarinus vs Berylsma waitei


> OBIS seems to equate these two Australian forms, although they seem
> rather distinct in The Compendium. It also seems to jump between
> Fasciolaridae and Buccinidae in various books.  Anybody have the latest
> word on the status of 'waitei' ?
> Thanks
> Allen Aigen  NYC
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