John, It would be interesting to know if the habitats are similar too. Mostly Papuina are arboreal. Possibly the larger Cyclophorids are all terrestrial, although I am unsure about this subgenus Geoff >From: John Wolff <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Land Snail needs a name >Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 08:04:56 -0400 > >An interesting case of convergent evolution? I think there are many >such unrelated species that look similar. > >John > >>I think this not a Papuina. I suggest this Cyclophorus c/f >>daraganicus HIDALGO 1888, he described also two similar spec. >>(prietoi and tigrinus) from the Philippines. > ><snip> >Wolfgang Fiscehr >>Vienna, Austria ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------