David et al.,

You've got it.

In the Thesaurus Conchyliorum G. B. Sowerby II simply misspelled the
specific name his father applied to the "Water Spondylus" twenty years earlier.

Harry


At 11:13 AM 10/22/2004, you wrote:
> >  Dear List, which name is the right one ?
> >
> >  Spondylus varius Sowerby, 1829
> >  Spondylus varians Sowerby, 1829
>
>Higo, Callomon, and Goto list Spondylus varius Sowerby I, 1827 as a senior
>synonym of S. varians Sowerby, 1847.  Sherborn lists neither name.
>
>As spondylids filter feed, the stuff growing on them may even compete for
>food, but it probably provides some camouflage for the clam as well as a
>nice substrate for the algae/sponge/etc.
>
>Cementing mollusks might provide chamaflage.
>
>     Dr. David Campbell
>     Old Seashells
>     University of Alabama

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