Hello,
My name is Tim Blackwood and I am a graduate student in biology at Bemidji State University,
located in northwestern Minnesota. I've been a self-taught student of malacology and conchology
for over 15 years. Though I'm not a harp expert, I did come across the following in formation:
From the University of Marburg (http://staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~worth/sammlung/10_3.htm), I found
reference to a specimen of Harpa doris Roeding, 1798. It is suggested that Harpa doris is a
synonym for Harpa rosea Lamarck, 1816.
MOLLUSCA / CONCHIFERA
10.4c Gastropoda / Streptoneura / Monotocardia / Neogastropoda
.2b Volutoidea / Harpidae
10.4c.2b.1.1 Harpa doris Roeding, 1798
(= Harpa rosea Lamarck)
(Cape Verde Islands to Angola, Ascension Island. Rare)
a.......Rolas (mit Pagurus sp.)
2. Etage 70 % Alk
This is supported by the following information from:
http://abbas0.chez.tiscali.fr/liste_harpidae.html
Harpa rosea synonyme doris (Lamarck 1816) (My note: I'm uncertain why year of descriptions for
Lamarck's rosea differ).
Additionally, from http://www.geocities.com/museozoologico_av/Museo_file/nuova_specie.htm:
Harpa doris Roeding, 1798
1798 Harpa doris Roeding, Museum Boltenianum Hamburg, pt. 2, p. 150.
Terra typica: Ghana.
Variante morfologica: Harpa robusta Roeding, 1798.
Principale sinonimo: Harpa rosea Lamarck, 1822.
As for Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919, I have located the citation for the following article from
the journal The Nautilus (http://www.shellmuseum.org/Nautilus/nautilus_contents_89.html):
R. N. KILBURN. The rediscovery of Morum praeclarum Melvill (Cassidae): 49–50
The following citation is for the original species description
(http://www.molluscan.com/reference/m.shtml):
MELVILL,JAMES COSMO 1918
Description of Morum praeclarum,sp.nov.,with remarks on the recent species of the genus.
Proc.malac.Soc.Lon.,13:69-72.
My searches for Morum sobrinas turned up nothing. Sorry. However, I hope this has been of some
assistance to you. :)
Sincerely,
Tim
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