>  1.  Are Epicodakia delicatula (Pilsbry, 1904)
>  and Myrtea (Myrtea) delicatula A. Adams, 1862
>  (Lucinidae) different species?  The few
>  illustrations and scanty descriptions I have
>  show them to be almost identical.

Higo, Callomon, and Goto list them as separate; the latter is listed as only known from the type locality, which suggests it's rather poorly known.

>  2. Are Alvania pura Gould, 1861 and Rissoina
>  (Phosinella) pura (Gould, 1861) (Rissoidae)
>  synonyms?

They're the same thing.


    Dr. David Campbell
    Old Seashells
    University of Alabama
    Biodiversity & Systematics
    Dept. Biological Sciences
    Box 870345
    Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0345 USA
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