Dear Geoff,
Many thanks for your information concerning Otala in your collection.
None of the lots belong to O. lactea. The correct name is O. punctata
(Mueller, 1774).
I have still to see the first lactea from South America; also the
populations in
Georgia belong to punctata.
Many thanks and best regards,
Henk K. Mienis
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From: Geoff Macaulay <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: Otala in the Americas


> Dear Henk,
> Surprise surprise I have 4 lots of Otala lactea in my collection.
>
> Lot1:  on dunes on banks of Rio de La Plata, Punta del Este,
>        URUGUAY: l982  collector unknown
>        1 specimen
>        lip margin white
>
> Lot 2:  Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA;
>         l97l  collector unknown
>         1 specimen
>         lip margin white
>
> Lot 3:  Rio Negro, ARGENTINA:
>         no other data
>         2 specimens
>         lips white
>
> Lot 4:  1 mile west of Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Is., Chatham County,
>         Georgia, USA: ex Leslie Hubricht collection
>         1 specimen
>         lip white
>
> Hope this is of use
> Regards
>
> Geoff
>
>