John Jacobs wrote:
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> Any help here?
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> John & Cheryl Jacobs
> Seffner, FL
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Russell.L.Minton <[log in to unmask]>
> To: mollusca <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 1999 11:01 AM
> Subject: mollusca Types
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> I asked this question a little while ago and unfortunately got no replies.
> Can anybody please help me find the following type specimens:
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> Nerita (Puperita) pupa Linnaeus 1767
> Neritina tristis d'Orbigny 1842
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> I was told they would be in Paris or London, but I really have no idea.
> Please help.
>
> Russ Minton phone: 205-348-0380
> University of Alabama email: [log in to unmask]
> Box 870345
> Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

Hi:

Type material of d'Orbigny is stored in BM(NH) in London. Mail Mrs. Joan
Pickering <[log in to unmask]> she can also help you to contact The Linnean
Society in London. They might hold N. pupa.

Good luck,

Freek Titselaar
Amsterdam