I assume you also had  P globosus in mind- Emily Vokes wrote a good
piece in COA a good number of years back regarding that one vs
margaritensis, . I think  at least some people are still divided about
that one vs margaritensis...I have also heard of  some deepwater
"pomum" out of Florida Keys and other areas being given other /new
names, validly or not.

On 10/2/11, James Cordy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi  David  ,
> That  is  a  good  question  .   I  wish  I  knew  the  answer  .
>
>
> Jim  Cordy
> Curator  of  Mollusks
> Brevard  Museum  of  Natural  History
>
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> OK, what distinguishes Chicoreus (or is it Phyllonotus?) pomum, oculatus,
> margaritensis, and (I assume) several other close congeners?
>
> David Kirsh
> Durham, NC
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