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Re: FW: Questionable Identification
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Kobie Du Preez <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 13 Aug 2003 09:35:40 +0200
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Due to network/server problems I missed a few messages and didn't receive the original on this one, but isn't it now placed in it's own family Melapiidae? 

In South Africa we have Melapium lineatum and Melapium elatum - beautiful shells. The lineatum's common name is 'Onion shell' - the shape and patterns resemble an onion.

If I have duplicated information, just ignore it then.

Regrds,
Kobie


>>> [log in to unmask] 08/12/03 09:01PM >>>
Melapium lineatum (Lamarck 1822)... family uncertain. it is NOT an
olivid or pseudolivid. Exoperts do not place it in either of these;
it has no diagnostic characters to place it in either. However they
don't offer alternatives. My own suspicion is Turbinellidae:
Tudiclinae.

Corculum cardissa (Linné 1758)... Cardiidae: Fraginae.
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