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Re: J. & W. Gibson-Smith (1979)
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"Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 9 Jan 2012 19:08:43 -0500
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Dear Charlie,

It appears that (1) you've done your homework, (2) either there's a
significant pre-Pliocene fauna in the stratigraphic assemblage or an
underestimate of the survival species-level taxa to the present, and (3)
you've had a promotion in the last two months.

Congratulations!
Harry


On 1/9/2012 5:54 PM, Charles Sturm wrote:
> Harry,
>
> Now, that I have visited the Carnegie Museum,I can answer this question.
> In Weisbord's works in the Bulletins of American Paleontology he has lists
> of gastropods and bivalves. He gives the geological range for the taxa
> listed. I added up the ones listed as having 'Recent' in their ranges.
>
>
>
>> Dear Charlie,
>>
>> How did you find out that "95 of the 288 forms are Recent?"
>>
>> Harry
>>
>>
>> On 12/27/2011 7:02 AM, Charles Sturm wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry, read to fast, don't have reference to the Gibson-Smith work.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I suspect that the volume is:
>>>>
>>>> Weisbord, N. E. 1962. Late Cenozoic gastropods
>>>> from northern Venezuela. Bulletins of American
>>>> Paleontology 42: 7-672, pls. 1-48. [95 of the 288
>>>> gastropods discussed are Recent].
>>>>
>>>> Would start here to see if Fasciolaria hollisteri is described in this
>>>> volume.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have the full reference for this publication?  It
>>>>> apparently
>>>>> was the first reference to Fasciolaria hollisteri Weisbord, 1962 as a
>>>>> living species...Thanks, Allen [log in to unmask] Island,
>>>>> NY
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>
> Regards,
> Charlie
> .................................................
> Charlie Sturm
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