Thanks, Charlie.

Interestingly, the correct family is
Ampullariidae and, technically, species of this
genus are not sinstral but ultradextral, their
soft-parts being dextral like the confamilial
applesnails, but that's another matter.

Harry


At 10:12 PM 3/11/2013, you wrote:
>Harry,
>
>Abbott uses it on page 194.
>
>The text reads
>
>Carinate Lanistes              (2") 5 cm
>Lanistes boltenianus (Roding, 1798). Nile River,
>Egypt. Several operculate, left-handed species
>in African rivers. Viviparidae.
>
>Note: the o in Roding should have an umlaut, I can't put that character in
>an e-mail.
>
>
> > Dear Listers,
> >
> > Can someone tell me if R.T. Abbott used the name
> > "Lanistes boltenianus (Röding, 1798)" in his Compendium of Landshells?
> >
> > It might be on the last page of figures since it
> > is actually an aquatic prosobranch.
> >
> > Harry
>
>
>Regards,
>Charlie
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