Dear  Gijs.

maybe I've overseen some changes concerning Olividae, eg.
But our museum is very poor in literature of seashells. So I
only some standards, as the Compendium. The main interest
in shells of the museums collection are the European inlandshells, where I am quite fit and nearly on the newest standing. So I wanted to make a joke with Cypraeellidae
and Zoilidae. But if you can give me some information or
if you can send me some copies I would be very thankful and
glad to hear more on Olividae and Cypraeidae concerning
this topic.
with best shelling greetings
Helmut from Innsbruck

Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
url: www.netwing.at/nisters/

or

Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
malacological collection
Feldstr. 11a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37

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Helmut,

You are completely missing the point, and you certainly don't know what you
are writing about.
Those new names of families have been proposed after years of research. You
should read the book I am referring to in another message (reaction on Art)
send simultaneously with this one. In that you can also find a very
interesting paper on Cypraeidae by E. Allison Kay, titled Evolutionary
radiations in the Cypraeidae.
I do agree with Andrew that one cannot simply copy al the names introduced
by Russian authors (the view of some of them on Sphaeridae would almost
imply that every fresh water lake has at least one endemic species of
Pisidium, and that every species accepted by European workers should be a
genus.
However, the introduction by Golikov & Starobogarotov (referred to by Terry
Arnold) of the family Olivellidae appears to be well proven by Kantor
(seealso reference given by  Maurizio Perini).

Gijs

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> Van: Helmut Nisters <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: small Cypraeas
> Datum: zaterdag 28 augustus 1999 20:48
>
> Dear Olivers (to all who occupy with Olividae)
>
> Would you like to transfer some small Cypraeas into a new family:
> Cypraeellidae
>
> Olivella always has been in the family of Olividae and I keep this
> in future too. Maybe somebody creates new families like:
> Ancillidae, Amaldidae, Eburniidae eg.
>
> The Cypraea (Sub) Genus Zoila is eating a very different food from
Cypraeas. This also could be a reason to create a new family:
> Zoilidae or. There is a lot to do and some people are overworked
> to find new families or genera, eg.
>
> Helmut Nisters
> Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
> phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> url: www.netwing.at/nisters/
>
> or
>
> Natural History Department of the
> Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
> malacological collection
> Feldstr. 11a
> A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
> phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37