Hi David,
I'm not a bubble-head, but...
Curious about why Abbott did not use the name Hydataina physis, I looked up
the listing for Hydatina vesicaria in Abbott (1974) to see exactly what was
written.
I found the listing on page 314. After the description for H. vescaria,
Abbott says: "Formerly called H. physis Linne which, however, is believed to
be limited to the Indo-Pacific. Synonym: H. verrilli Pilsbry, 1949 (The
Nautilus, vol. 63, p. 15)."
Then, I wondered if there might be information in the description of H.
verrilli. I recalled Dr. Leal mentioning that 'The Nautilus' is now
on-line, so I searched for it with google and found it (again).
The Nautilus is online in the Biodiversity Heritage Library at:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/6170
Volume 63 is at the following url:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34872
The navigation panel on the left lets you select page 15. The second page
of the description (p. 16) contains a discussion that explains why Dr. Paul
Bartsch separated H. vesicaria from H. physis. This is probably the
reasoning Abbott considered in deciding to replace H. physis with the name
H. vesicaria.
I attempted to find the article by Paul Bartsch referenced on-line since I
do not have the journal (execpt for a few issues with cone descriptions)
myself, but was not successful in finding the correct volume on the
internet. Several early volumes (up to Vol. 28?) are digitized on the
Biodiversity Heritage Library and there is at least one subscription site
that has recent issues, but not volume 53.
Perhaps someone else with access to the Bartsch reference will add to the
discussion thread.
Regards,
Bill Fenzan
Norfolk, Virgina
References
Abbott, R. T., 1974. American Seashells. Second Edition. Van Nostrand
Rheinhold Co., New York, pp. 663.
Bartsch, P., 1940. __________________________? Proceedings of the Biological
Society of Washington, Vol. 53, p. 92.
Pilsbry, H. A., 1949. A West-Indian Hydatina. The Nautilus, Vol. 63 (July
1949), pp. 15-17.
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Subject: [CONCH-L] Hydatina physis
> Bubble-heads,
>
> Abbott (1974) dismissed the name Hydatina physis for west Atlantic
> specimens, preferring Hydatina vesicaria. Harry Lee's new book Marine
> Shells of Northeast Florida (neflshells.org) uses Hydatina physis. So, is
> this a circumglobal species?
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
>
> P.S.
> There was no opportunity to harvest eulimids from sea cucumbers in Brazil
> after the helpful suggestions from fellow listers.
>
> "When you're chewing on life's gristle, DON'T grumble. Give a
> whistle!" --from Life of Brian
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