Dear Patty,

All of my specimens of Calliostoma incertum were collected dead. However,
some of the specimens are not broken, have no holes, and have no visible
erosion, so I would consider them very good specimens. I only kept a couple
of specimens and sent the rest to Harry Lee, knowing his interest in
sinistrals. Like you, I don't know of any live-collected specimens.

Emilio

>Dear All (and Ross, Harry and Emilio),
>
>I can't help suspecting that the sinistral 'species' C. incertum is really
>a sinistral C. hedleyi Pritchard & Gatliff, 1902 (because of the date the
>former should then of course be the valid name). I have never seen any
>specimens even approaching good condition. I am not sure if anyone has ever
>collected this 'species' alive, I would love to hear if someone did, or if
>someone even possesses a half-decent specimen. Emilio?
>
>regards
>
>Patty
>
>
>Dr. Patty Jansen
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