Henk and Harry B.,

I see no mention of either of these taxa in:

Higo, Callomon, and Goto, 1999.  Catalogue and bibliography of the
marine shell-bearing mollusca of Japan Gastropoda - Bivalvia -
Polyplacophora - Scaphopoda. Elle Publications, Osaka. pp. 1-749.

Higo, Callomon, and Goto, 2001.  Catalogue and bibliography of the
marine shell-bearing mollusca of Japan Gastropoda - Bivalvia -
Polyplacophora - Scaphopoda. Type figures Elle Publications, Osaka.
pp. 1-208, incl. numerous color figures.

Okutani, T. (editor), 2000.  Marine Shells in Japan. Tokai Univ.
Press, Tokyo. xlvii + pp. 1-1173 + ii, incl color 542 pls., + several
color vignettes in forepp.

What gives?

Harry

At 03:36 PM 4/18/2006, you wrote:
>Harry,
>
>Both Buccinum trescostatum Tiba, 1980 and  B. tricostatum Tiba, 1980
>do exist off Japan.
>Henk K. Mienis
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Harry B." <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 8:15 PM
>Subject: Information
>>
>>HI All, finally getting a chance to log in some shells. Came across a
>>Buccinum trescoststum Tybe from the Cape of Erimo, Hokkaido, Japan. Listed
>>as collected at 70/100 fathoms. Found nothing on the web or in my Shell
>>Bearing Mollusca of Japan.
>>
>>Any takers?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Harry B.

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