Dear Susie
    Bandel and Riedel have produced some papers concerned to this (and
other) questions. The phylogeny of the Caenogastropoda is also the concern
of my Ph.D. thesis and it will be finished only in next semester. In that
time I can give my point of view. I have performed a phylogeny of the
cypraeoideans in particular, and obtained a interesting result. I am just
submitting for publication.
    Best wishes
    Luiz
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Luiz Ricardo L. Simone
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
Cx. Postal 42694
04299-970 São Paulo, SP, Brazil


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De: Susanne Fork <[log in to unmask]>
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Data: Segunda-feira, 20 de Março de 2000 16:50
Assunto: Cypraea phylogeny question


>Hi all,
>
>I have a question regarding the phylogeny of Cypraeaidae:
>
>according to Ponder and Lindberg 1997,  (full citation=Zool. J. Linn. Soc
>1997; 119: 83-265. Towards a phylogeny of  gastropod mollucsc:  an analysis
>using morphological characters)
>
>where do the Cypraea fit in? It looks like they are included in
>Caenogastropoda but I am confused whether, at the next level, are they in
>Hypsogastropoda or Sorbeoconcha.  It sounds like they were not included in
>the analysis but are nonethless mentioned on page 228 of the article.
>
>Thanks for your help!
>
>Regards,
>Susie