Dear Timothy,

E. aurora Kronenberg, 2002 is also living in the Red Sea. If it is a hybrid
between E. auridianae and E. bulla then these species should occur in the
Red Sea too. However, all previous records of either aurisdianae or bulla
from that area (Yaron; Mienis; Heiman; etc.)turned out to have been based on
misidentifications of aurora!
I refer to the original publication for further details:
Kronenberg, G.C., 2002. Revision of Euprotomus Gill, 1970. 3. Description of
Euprotomus aurora spec. nov. from the Indian Ocean (Gastropoda, Strombidae).
Vita Malacologica, 1: 55-60.
Best regards,

Henk K. Mienis

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Blackwood" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 3:20 AM
Subject: Status of Strombus (Euprotomus) aurora?


> Hi everyone,
>
>      Just recently I received a price list on which were listed specimens
of Strombus (Euprotomus)
> aurora.  Unfortunately, there were no pictures.  While browsing through a
number of web sites
> later I came across the following address that had several photos of this
species:
>
>
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/loic.limpalaer/Taurus/Strombidae/page_euprotomus.htm
>
> Several examples of S. aurora were shown, alongside specimens of S.
aurisdianae and S. bulla.  The
> appearance of the examples of S. aurora brought to mind what S.
aurisdianae would look like if it
> had the color typical of S. bulla.  Another site
>
(http://www.conchology.be/availableShells/action.lasso?-database=conchavail.
fp3&-layout=web&-response=shellsforsalegallery.html&family=STROMBIDAE%20&qua
ntity=1&sortfield=species&-anyError=SearchShellsError.html&-maxrecords=100&-
search)
> had specimens resembling S. aurora that were labeled as S. aurisdianae X
bulla.  The morphology
> and distributions were the same.  Now for my question.  Is S. aurora a
distinct and valid species,
> or should it be considered a hybrid between aurisdianae and bulla?  Any
assistance you can provide
> will be greatly appreciated.  Thanks in advance. :)
>
> Sincerely,
> Tim Blackwood
>
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