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.conchology.be/en/availableshells/searchresultsgallery.php%3Ffamily%3DLITIOPIDAE&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%3Dsafari%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 "If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower."--Glenn Ford ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
