Helmut, many thanks for your information. Christian Albrecht (now of
Stuttgart)
is working on the Californian material.
Best regards, Henk K. Mienis
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From: helmut nisters <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 3:15 PM
Subject: AW: Otala in the Americas


> Dear Henk,
>
> Recently I got one specimen of Otala lactea (O. F. Müller 1774) collected
> dead at the
> Pepperdina University Camput, Malibu, California, USA in 12. 1999. by Jim
> Alborano
> It was Charles Sturm who sent me the shell, but unfortunately labelled as
> Crypthomphalus aspersus (O. F. Müller 1774). But it is Otala lactes. The
> innerlip is
> nearly black(brown), the outer lip is white. It correspondent with the
ours
> in Europe.
> Charles Sturm maybe has more information.
>
> I hope it helps you.
>
> with Otaling greetings
> Helmut from Innsbruck
>
> Helmut "Helix" Nisters
> private:
> Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
> phone: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> website: www.netwing.at/nisters
> office:
> Natural History Department of the
> Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
> Feldstrasse 11a
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
> phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86 - 37
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> website: www.tiroler-landesmuseum.at
>
>
> ----------
> > Dear Conchlers,
> > In the past I have posted a request for obtaining samples of the
> > two introduced landsnails belonging to the genus Otala: lactea and
> punctata,
> > known to occur in North (Central?) and South America. Unfortunately I
did
> not
> > receive any positive responses at all.
> > Therefore I like to alter the request: Who has in his collection any
> samples
> > of Otala collected in America? I would appreciate receiving a list of
full
> > data:
> > locality, date of collection, collector, number of specimens and most
> > important:
> > the colour of the lip i.e. dark or pale.
> > Any information will be duly acknowledged in a future report.
> > Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
> > With kind regards,
> > Henk K. Mienis
> > National Mollusc Collection
> > Dept. Evolution, Systematics & Ecology
> > Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> > IL-91904 Jerusalem, ISRAEL
> >