Locality given is Mareeba, Queensland.  Incidently, I thought the name
Strangesta was rather "strange".  Any idea if it was named after a person
or is the animal strange?

Allen Aigen  NYC
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On Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:12:18 +1000 Geoff Macaulay
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> Allen
> There are a number of Strangesta sp up the east coast of Australia
> but I do
> not recognise the specific name maxima. What is the locality?
> Geoff
>
>
> >From: Allen Aigen <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Current status of Strangesta Iredale, 1933
> >Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:25:16 -0500
> >
> >Listers,
> >I recently acquired a specimen labeled Strangesta maxima Mousson,
> 1865.
> >Is the genus a synonym of Rhytida as per Vaught, 1989?
>
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