Helmut:

I assume that you mean what we commonly call the genus Oliva (ignoring for
now any proposed subgenera).  Now do you want:

1) the ten rarest names for number of specimens found (where there is
documented synonymy or my own personal biases), or

2) the ten rarest Oliva species (living) taking into account any known
synonymy or my own personal biases?

Paul Drez



At 09:14 PM 8/3/99 PDT, you wrote:
>Dear Conchlers
>
>which are the rariest Olives. Can you tell me up to ten names.
>with best shelling regards
>Helmut from Innsbruck
>
>Helmut Nisters
>Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
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>
>or
>
>Natural History Department of the
>Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
>malacological collection
>Feldstr. 11a
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37
>
>