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Dear Linda;
 This is what I have in my records for that species
Regards,
George

Papuina (Megalacron) klaarwateri Rensch, 1931

>Hi, Conch-Lers!
>
>Now that I have been bitten by the land snail bug, I am bringing out
>shells that I have had for a while but not  done much with .
>(Pardon the bad sentence construction .
>
>I have two little snails labelled "Megalacron klaawateri," no author and
>date, from Manus Island, Papua, New Guinea.
>
>Some questions:   Does Megalacron hold specific status or is it a subgenus
>of Papuina?   Is klaawateri a valid species or a synonym?   And lastly,
>what are the author and date for this
>species.
>
>I was able to pick up Tucker's Compendium for half price a few
>miles from my house.   It was new, just a few miniscule priniting flaws.
>What other books would be recommended for
>foreign  land snails?
>
>And I said I'd never collect land!!   The joke's  on me.
>
>Cheers,
>Linda

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