Bob, According to the sparse information I have, Placiphorella and Plaxiphora are two separate genera within Mopaliidae Geoff >From: Maria Cielo <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Family Name >Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 20:28:47 -0300 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: - Bob Granda > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 2:57 PM > Subject: Family Name > > > Have a chiton that I am trying to place in its family, but so far have >been unable to. Placiphora aurata Spalowsky, 1795 from Argentina. In >Abbott's American Seashells, second edition page 403, I came across the >genus Placiphorella Carpenter in Dall, 1879. Listed as synonyms or >subgenera is Placophora. Is my Placiphora merely a misspelling? If so, then >the family for this species would be Mopaliidae, but would the genus be >Placophora or Placiphorella? > > Bob Granda > Panama City, Florida > > Hi > I'm a shell collector of Argentina. I have a book with chitons. If you >want, sendme a photo of the chiton and i can search it in the book. Best >regards, > > Cielo _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com