Dear Harry,
Many thanks for the information. It is noteworthy that Fritz Haas created
another replacement for Synopeas Jousseaume, 1889 non Foerster, 1856:
Diaopeas, one year after the introduction of Beckianum by H.B. Baker.
Note that Synopeas Jousseaume, 1889, Beckianum H.B. Baker, 1961 and
Diaopeas F. Haas, 1962 are not mentioned in Vaught (1989) "A classification
of the living Mollusca".
Best regards,
Henk K. Mienis

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From: Harry G. Lee <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: Authorship of Beckianum


> Dear Henk,
>
> Baker, H. B., 1961.  Beckianum - new genus (or subgenus of Leptinaria
Beck,
> 1837?) in Achatinidae (Subulininae).  Nautilus 75(2): 84. Oct.  It is only
a
> brief note, so I'll copy (with unaltered spacing and punctuation but
without
> diacriticals and italics) it to this missive:
>
> "Type species is Synopeas beckianum (Pfeiffer) H. B. Baker, 1945, Naut.
58:91;
> 1947 Naut 61(1); plate 1, from Cordoba, Mexico.  As stated by Zilch, 1959,
> Handb. Palazool. 6(2):351, Synopeas Jousseaume, 1889, is a homonym of
Foerster,
> 1856.
>
> "As pointed out in 1945:88, this unique species is very distinct from
either
> Opeas (Ferussaciinae) or Lamellaxis and Leptinaria, sensu stricto
(Subulininae)
> but, from its shell structure, it may belong near Pelatrinia Pilsbry, 1907
> (1):324, which was proposed as a subgenus of Leptinaria.  Pelatrinia has a
> larger, more conoid and imperforate shell, which carries its columellar
cord
> into the aperture - H. BURRINGTON BAKER."
>
> I am interested in this group of pulmonate landsnails, which seems to have
both
> sinistral and dextral species.
>
> Harry
>
>
> At 07:14 PM 3/28/01 +0300, you wrote:
> >
> > Dear Conchlers,
> > I need urgently the author of the genus Beckianum, Fam. Subulinidae.
> > Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
> > Best regards,
> > Henk K. Mienis
> > National Mollusc Collection
> > Dept. Evolution, Systematics & Ecology
> > Hebrew University of Jerusalem
> > IL-91904 Jerusalem, Israel
> > E-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
>
>
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