Great point Sir Art (oh one of all universal wisdom and dang good pun
spinner) ....there will never be an agreement on splitting , I'm sure sir
Bob of St Pete(( he who finds and collects the neatest marginellas with out
a doubt))  couldn't disagree with this. I believe that DNA comparison will
be the final icebreaker here , but then that would put an end to such
fantastic discussion BUT this is where it stands , slight differences in a
color pattern does not a new species make. I can see where dominicanus has
the light back ground causing the "spots " to be more pronounced, Granarius
on the other hand has a much taller spire almost falling into the leptoconus
gradiconus form, thus i would consider this a separate species because
structure of the shell is different. wouldn't structure changes prove that
it's different from the "parent " species?? all suggestions would be
appreciated, mark
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: MR ART WEIL <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 8:32 AM
Subject: Internet Message
 
 
>Mark and Bob;-
>    When you come to some conclusions re: cardinalis, take a good
>look at the splits issuing from cedonulli. Species names in this
>complex seem to depend on which island it comes from. Maybe they are
>all legitimate, But I do think a second look may be warrented.
>         Art
>