John,
It would be interesting to know if the habitats are similar too.
Mostly Papuina are arboreal.
Possibly the larger Cyclophorids are all terrestrial, although I am unsure
about this subgenus
Geoff


>From: John Wolff <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Land Snail needs a name
>Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 08:04:56 -0400
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>An interesting case of convergent evolution? I think there are many
>such unrelated species that look similar.
>
>John
>
>>I think this not a Papuina.  I suggest this Cyclophorus c/f
>>daraganicus HIDALGO 1888, he described also two similar spec.
>>(prietoi and tigrinus) from the Philippines.
>
><snip>
>Wolfgang Fiscehr
>>Vienna, Austria

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