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Dear Conchlers,
in his book "Muscheln und Schnecken der Weltmeere" BLV, 5th edition, 1999,
Gert Lindner keep this shell under Strombus decorus persicus Swainson, 1821.
with distribution Arabia, Gulf of Persia, Mediterranean. Strombus decorus raybaudi
is the same subspecies. I have some localities from Turkey and Cyprus.
with best regards
Helmut from Innsbruck
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2000.
Helmut "Helix" Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Innsbruck
phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
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web: www.netwing.at/nisters/
office:
Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
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A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86 - 37
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> >Dear Tom,
> >
> >The Mediterranean species of Strombus is not probably not S. decorus, but
> >S. persicus. (S. persicus is no longer considered a subspecies of S.
> >decorus).
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> >Gijs
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> Or Strombus decorus raybaudii. I believe this was described as the
> Lessepsian subspecies of decorus. I have a specimen from Turkey.
>
> G. Thomas Watters
> Ohio Biological Survey &
> Aquatic Ecology Laboratory
> Ohio State University
> 1315 Kinnear Road
> Columbus, OH USA
> v: 614-292-6170
> f: 614-292-0181
>
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