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Dear Bill, thank you very much for your answer.
Lubosh :)))
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Fenzan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Conus commodus
> Dear Lubosh,
>
> In my opinion, Conus commodus A. Adams, 1854 is a Nomen Dubium. Coomans,
> Moolenbeek & Wils reached this conclusion in the 1980s in their Basteria
> series covering the named cones alphabetically. More recently, Filmer
> (2001) also considered the species to be Nomen Dubium. The primary
> reasons
> this determination was made is due to the fact that the description was
> brief, the shell not figured in the original description and the type has
> been lost. Filmer notes that this species is figured in Wienkauff (1875).
> This figure is quite good as it is on plate (taf.) 61. Illustrations on
> the
> higher number plates are gernerally better than the earlier ones.
> Unfortunately, the shell is plain white, smooth and could easily fit
> within
> the known variation of several cone species. So, until the type specimen
> is
> traced and redescribed it is probably best to classify it as a mystery.
>
> You can dowmload the orgininal description (without a picture) at:
> http://biology.burke.washington.edu/conus/recordview/record.php?ID=679l154ll5lll&tabs=61000011&frms=1&pglimit=10&offset=0&res=catreg&srt=%60Species%60&sql2=Where+web_tblcitations.Author1+Like+%27%25%27+and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27+or+web_tblcitations.Author2+Like+%27%25%27++and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27+or+web_tblcitations.Author3+Like+%27%25%27++and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27+or+web_tblcitations.Author4+Like+%27%25%27+and++web_tblcatalog.Species+Like+%27commodus%27
>
> Bill Fenzan
> Norfolk, Virginia, USA
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lubos R. Kolouch" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>)
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2008 3:50 AM
> Subject: [CONCH-L] Conus commodus
>
>
>> Dear CONCHLers, regards to all from a sunny and spring Bohemia.
>>
>> Is it the Conus commodus A. Adams 1854 a VALID name or a NOMEN DUBIUM
>> only
>> please please please???
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> Lubosh R. Kolouch
>> Hradec Kralove (city)
>> Czech Republic (CZ)
>> European Union
>> [log in to unmask]
>> http://lrk.host.sk
>> (but I am not Slovak)
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