Dear Dan,

Coan, Scott, and Bernard (2000) distinguish the southern California (to
outer Baja) species Leporimetis obesa (Deshayes, 1855) from the Panamic L.
cognata (Pilsbry and Vanatta, 1902) by its larger size and yellow (not
white) interior.

Harry


At 11:39 AM 3/9/01 +0100, you wrote:
>Another question from the Talmadge Collection (College of the
>Redwoods-Eureka, California).
>        Yesterday we were given an old collection of shells to be added to
>the college's collection.  In it were some shells labeled "Apolymetis
>cognata, No author nor date, Orange County, California.  I've looked
>through Dr. James McLean's "Marine Shells of Southern California (Both
>editions) and still find no species by that name.  Apolymetis was changed
>to Florimetis and the only similar species is Florimetis obesa, (Deshayes,
>1855).  Are these two synonymous?
>Dan Yoshimoto
>Volunteer Curator
>
>Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto
>1164 Vista Dr.
>Eureka, California
>95503-6018
>U.S.A.
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