Manuel, I am not questioning the validity of your determination of synonomy, just the method of dissemination of the information. Has there been any publication of the change? Is this only your opinion or is this in common usage? Can you document the synonomy in American Conchologist or other publication? Like it or not, opinions need to be published before they really count. Allen Aigen [log in to unmask] -- "Manuel J. Tenorio" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hi all C. clarki is just a form of Conus armiger Crosse 1858 (nomen novum for C. crenulatus Kiener, 1845, non Deshayes 1835). C. frisbeyae Clench & Puley 1952 is another synonym. C. bajanensis (syn: C. guyanensis) is considered by some a Southern subspecies of armiger). In any case, I do have an article published in Johnsonia, 1953 by William Clench in which C. austini, C. clarki and C. frisbeyae are described in detail. If interested, please contact me privately. Warmest regards Manuel Jimenez Tenorio ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------