>In Wilson's Australian Marine Shells, and in Wye's Encyclopedia of shells, is
>pictured an elongate, tall-spired, short-canaled, spirally corded brown shell
>which they claim is Latirus paetelianus (Kobelt).
>
>In Abbott & Dance's Compendium of Seashells, and in Springsteen & Leobrera's
>Shells of the Philippines is a smaller, short-spired, long-canaled,
>longitudinally ribbed, brown and white shell which they say is L.
paetelianus.

I don't have Wye. I fail to find paetelianus in Springsteen, however they
show "constrictus" on Plate 47/16 which looks like Wilson's illustration. I
have a number of self-collected "paetelianus" from Western Australia which
look like Wilson's illustration, but of course, that proves little. There
are quite a few very confusing similar species. I'm inclined to go with
Wilson just because he shows so much more detail.

Wouldn't it be nice if we had one book without errors?




John Wolff
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