David
Styliferina, not Alaba, is the correct genus for goniochila (which is
probably your species) - it differs from Alaba in a number of significant
characters - eg protoconch smooth not markedly sculptured, external features
of the animal etc. A incerta is the type species of Alaba. S translucida is
close to goniochila but is probably a distinct species.

Winston

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David Kirsh
Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2007 2:47 PM
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Subject: Re: another strange micro from Micronesia

Dear Winston,

Thanks! I think you've got the ID.

Someone wrote on the site: "I guess it looks like Alaba goniochila A. Adams,
1860
okutani book plate 63-2". I don't have Okutani.
Alaba goniochila can be seen at the Poppe's site:
http://images.conchology.be/label/200000tb/200784.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.c
onchology.be/en/availableshells/searchresultsgallery.php%3Ffamily%3DLITIOPID
AE&h=125&w=125&sz=2&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=DH8PEjTij9O7XM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=90&prev
=/images%3Fq%3DAlaba%2Bgoniochila%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26client%3D
safari%26rls%3Den%26sa%3DN

When I looked at OBIS, it gives the senior name "Alaba translucida (Hedley,
1905)."

I'm having a hard time reconciling with the idea that this taxon is in the
same genus as Alaba incerta from the Caribbean region. I like the sound of
Styliferina but it seems like that's not compatible with OBIS. Or perhaps
Alaba incerta has the wrong placement.

What to do?

David

-----Original Message-----
>From: Winston Ponder <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jan 9, 2007 3:58 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: another strange micro from Micronesia
>
>David
>it's genus Sytliferina - Litiopidae
>
>Winston Ponder



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