http://www.conchology.be/en/availableshells/searchspeciesgallery.php?family=VOLUTIDAE

pseudolutea is how they spell it.  Second from the left, top row.

Martin

Greg Curry Sr wrote:
> Thanks for all your help Has anybody heard of ALCITHOE pseudolutae?
> Greg
>
> In a message dated 9/24/2008 12:18:44 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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>     /Alcithoe ostenfeldi/ belongs to the /Alcithoe Larochei/ Complex,
>     of which it can be considered a subspecies restricted to the
>     northwestern coast of South Island. It differs from the typical
>     species by its much larger size, attenuated axial ribs on the
>     three first post-nuclear whorls only, a protoconch slightly more
>     rounded. Many big /larochei/ /larochei/ are sold as /ostenfeldi/
>     and the difference are really subtle sometimes.
>     /Alcithoe arabica/ has three variants only: /swainsoni/ for the
>     poorly sculptured  form, (mostly for the South Island specimens),
>     /motutaraensis/ for the almost unpatterned shells, and /depressa/
>     for the northernmost specimens of North Island. All these three
>     forms are individual variation, even if these variants are more
>     frequent in some areas.
>     /Alcithoe calva/ is not a valid species; It is just a smooth form
>     of /Alcithoe jaculoides/.
>     Patrice Bail
>     2 square La Fontaine 75016 Paris
>     Tel:+33(1)45253330
>     Fax:+33(1)40501390
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>     Le 23 sept. 08 à 00:36, Greg Curry Sr a écrit :
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>>
>>     Hello
>>     Is ALCITHOE ostenfeldi (Iredale,1937) a valid name or is it a form of
>>     A.arabica (Gmelin,1791)?
>>     Thanks
>>     Greg
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