Thanks for the information,
Henk.
----- Original Message -----
From: helmut nisters <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:42 PM
Subject: AW: Re: Otala in the Americas
> Dear Henk,
>
> that of my collection receipt recently from Malibu, California is Otala
> lactes. I know the differences
> very well. There is no doubt.
> with best shelling greetings
> Helmut
>
> Helmut "Helix" Nisters
> private:
> Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
> phone: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
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> office:
> Natural History Department of the
> Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
> Feldstrasse 11a
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
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>
>
> ----------
> > Dear Geoff,
> > Many thanks for your information concerning Otala in your collection.
> > None of the lots belong to O. lactea. The correct name is O. punctata
> > (Mueller, 1774).
> > I have still to see the first lactea from South America; also the
> > populations in
> > Georgia belong to punctata.
> > Many thanks and best regards,
> > Henk K. Mienis
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Geoff Macaulay <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 10:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: Otala in the Americas
> >
> >
> > > Dear Henk,
> > > Surprise surprise I have 4 lots of Otala lactea in my collection.
> > >
> > > Lot1: on dunes on banks of Rio de La Plata, Punta del Este,
> > > URUGUAY: l982 collector unknown
> > > 1 specimen
> > > lip margin white
> > >
> > > Lot 2: Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA;
> > > l97l collector unknown
> > > 1 specimen
> > > lip margin white
> > >
> > > Lot 3: Rio Negro, ARGENTINA:
> > > no other data
> > > 2 specimens
> > > lips white
> > >
> > > Lot 4: 1 mile west of Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Is., Chatham County,
> > > Georgia, USA: ex Leslie Hubricht collection
> > > 1 specimen
> > > lip white
> > >
> > > Hope this is of use
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Geoff
> > >
> > >
> >
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