Watch it Helmet, jokes aren't taken too lightly anymore , but it was
amusing. Please don't take this as an insult as it was never meant to be
anything other then a suggestion , Lord knows that last time I played a joke
on you SOMEONE jumped far enough down my throat they could have told me what
I ate for lunch.... maybe we should begin writing disclaimers to our
opinions , "This opinion does not reflect the view of this world nor it's
inhabitants either living or dead and are the sole opinion of the person
writing this message."
-----Original Message-----
From: Helmut Nisters <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, August 28, 1999 7:24 PM
Subject: AW: Re: small Cypraeas


>Dear  Gijs.
>
>maybe I've overseen some changes concerning Olividae, eg.
>But our museum is very poor in literature of seashells. So I
>only some standards, as the Compendium. The main interest
>in shells of the museums collection are the European inlandshells, where I
am quite fit and nearly on the newest standing. So I wanted to make a joke
with Cypraeellidae
>and Zoilidae. But if you can give me some information or
>if you can send me some copies I would be very thankful and
>glad to hear more on Olividae and Cypraeidae concerning
>this topic.
>with best shelling greetings
>Helmut from Innsbruck
>
>Helmut Nisters
>Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>url: www.netwing.at/nisters/
>
>or
>
>Natural History Department of the
>Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
>malacological collection
>Feldstr. 11a
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37
>
>----------
>Helmut,
>
>You are completely missing the point, and you certainly don't know what you
>are writing about.
>Those new names of families have been proposed after years of research. You
>should read the book I am referring to in another message (reaction on Art)
>send simultaneously with this one. In that you can also find a very
>interesting paper on Cypraeidae by E. Allison Kay, titled Evolutionary
>radiations in the Cypraeidae.
>I do agree with Andrew that one cannot simply copy al the names introduced
>by Russian authors (the view of some of them on Sphaeridae would almost
>imply that every fresh water lake has at least one endemic species of
>Pisidium, and that every species accepted by European workers should be a
>genus.
>However, the introduction by Golikov & Starobogarotov (referred to by Terry
>Arnold) of the family Olivellidae appears to be well proven by Kantor
>(seealso reference given by  Maurizio Perini).
>
>Gijs
>
>----------
>> Van: Helmut Nisters <[log in to unmask]>
>> Aan: [log in to unmask]
>> Onderwerp: small Cypraeas
>> Datum: zaterdag 28 augustus 1999 20:48
>>
>> Dear Olivers (to all who occupy with Olividae)
>>
>> Would you like to transfer some small Cypraeas into a new family:
>> Cypraeellidae
>>
>> Olivella always has been in the family of Olividae and I keep this
>> in future too. Maybe somebody creates new families like:
>> Ancillidae, Amaldidae, Eburniidae eg.
>>
>> The Cypraea (Sub) Genus Zoila is eating a very different food from
>Cypraeas. This also could be a reason to create a new family:
>> Zoilidae or. There is a lot to do and some people are overworked
>> to find new families or genera, eg.
>>
>> Helmut Nisters
>> Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
>> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>> phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
>> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>> url: www.netwing.at/nisters/
>>
>> or
>>
>> Natural History Department of the
>> Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
>> malacological collection
>> Feldstr. 11a
>> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>> phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37
>