P.S. As far as Harpa doris is concerned  the name " robusta " is a nomen
nudum and did not exist in conchological literature before its first use by
... Poppe in his Iconography .  Franck Frydman
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy Blackwood" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: The family Harpidae


> Hello,
>
> My name is Tim Blackwood and I am a graduate student in biology at Bemidji
State University,
> located in northwestern Minnesota.  I've been a self-taught student of
malacology and conchology
> for over 15 years.  Though I'm not a harp expert, I did come across the
following in formation:
>
> From the University of Marburg
(http://staff-www.uni-marburg.de/~worth/sammlung/10_3.htm), I found
> reference to a specimen of Harpa doris Roeding, 1798.  It is suggested
that Harpa doris is a
> synonym for Harpa rosea Lamarck, 1816.
>
> MOLLUSCA / CONCHIFERA
> 10.4c           Gastropoda / Streptoneura / Monotocardia / Neogastropoda
>     .2b         Volutoidea / Harpidae
>
> 10.4c.2b.1.1    Harpa   doris   Roeding, 1798
>                 (= Harpa rosea Lamarck)
>                 (Cape Verde Islands to Angola, Ascension Island. Rare)
>         a.......Rolas (mit Pagurus sp.)
>                 2. Etage        70 % Alk
>
> This is supported by the following information from:
>
> http://abbas0.chez.tiscali.fr/liste_harpidae.html
>
> Harpa rosea synonyme doris (Lamarck 1816) (My note: I'm uncertain why year
of descriptions for
> Lamarck's rosea differ).
>
> Additionally, from
http://www.geocities.com/museozoologico_av/Museo_file/nuova_specie.htm:
>
> Harpa doris Roeding, 1798
>
> 1798 Harpa doris Roeding, Museum Boltenianum Hamburg, pt. 2, p. 150.
> Terra typica: Ghana.
> Variante morfologica: Harpa robusta Roeding, 1798.
> Principale sinonimo: Harpa rosea Lamarck, 1822.
>
> As for Morum praeclarum Melvill, 1919, I have located the citation for the
following article from
> the journal The Nautilus
(http://www.shellmuseum.org/Nautilus/nautilus_contents_89.html):
>
> R. N. KILBURN. The rediscovery of Morum praeclarum Melvill (Cassidae):
49-50
>
> The following citation is for the original species description
> (http://www.molluscan.com/reference/m.shtml):
>
> MELVILL,JAMES COSMO 1918
> Description of Morum praeclarum,sp.nov.,with remarks on the recent species
of the genus.
> Proc.malac.Soc.Lon.,13:69-72.
>
> My searches for Morum sobrinas turned up nothing.  Sorry.  However, I hope
this has been of some
> assistance to you. :)
>
> Sincerely,
> Tim
>
>
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