Thanks Harry.
I can now see a difference between higendorfi & vernedei
Geoff

>From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Amalda hilgendorfi (von Martens, 1897)
>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 06:24:53 -0500
>
>Dear Geoff,
>
>This response was sent to the "Atlantic" forum, but it seems the initial
>inquiry has sort-of spilled over into the Conch-L stream, thus:
>
>"I happen to have a specimen of Amalda vernedei (G. B. Sowerby, 1859); see
><http://www.mindspring.com/~strombus/amalda.htm>.  It is not related to A.
>hilgendorfi (von Martens, 1897) or A. heerlari van Pel, 1989.  The latter
>author was mistaken in the assignment of his new taxon to conspecificity
>with A. v.; don't you think?"
>
>Harry
>
>
>At 08:03 PM 1/22/01 +1100, you wrote:
> >I am no Olive expert but I have one higendorfi from off Japan ans a
>couple
> >of vernedei herlaari from NW Australia and I cannot see the difference
> >Geoff
> >
> >
> >>From: Atlantic <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Subject: Amalda hilgendorfi (von Martens, 1897)
> >>Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 11:42:52 -0000
> >>
> >>TO MAY IT CONCERN
> >>
> >>in ATLANTIC OLIVIDAE Forum
> >>
> >>" [ I would introduce some comments about Amalda hilgendorfi (von
>Martens
> >>,1897).
> >>It seems to be a widespread species with a large distribution in Western
> >>Pacific (Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Papua-New Guinea, NorthWestern
> >>Australia) between 150-300 m depth and New Caledonia (with the
>subspecies
> >>Amalda hilgendorfi
> >>richeri Kilburn & Bouchet ,1988 -between 450-600 m) and even in western
> >>Indian Ocean ( North of Madagascar in 300-500 m ).
> >>
> >>Another close species Amalda vernedei ( Sowerby ,1859) from China seems
>to
> >>be the same species, just more inflated with a wider aperture and with a
> >>subspecies : Amalda vernedei herlaari Van Pel,1989 from Arafura Sea (
> >>Australian North West Shelf ) trawled from 400 m or more.
> >>
> >>I am waiting for your comments about both these species which seem to
>form
> >>a single widespread species with a great variability in form,size(50 to
>100
> >>mm )and bathymetry.
> >>
> >>< JOIN DISCUSSION HERE >
> >>
> >>References:
> >>-The genus Amalda in New Caledonia by R.Kilburn & P.Bouchet
> >>     Bull. Mus.natn.Hit.Nat.Paris 4° Serie 10,1988 Section A n°2:277-300
> >>-A new subspecies of the Genus Amalda from the Arafura Sea P.L.Van Pel
> >>    La Conchiglia N° 233 January-April 1989 p 13-15
> >>-Australian Marine Shells T 2  B. Wilson 1994 ]"
> >>
> >>                                                               Patrick
> >>LEPETIT
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