Sorry conchlers for the bug in my last message:

A. pseudolutea was formerly known on the shell market as A. lutea.

Examination of the holotype as well as of the specimens housed in NZ museums shows that true A. lutea is a completely different species, strictly endemic on the Challenger Plateau (Tasman Sea). It is a extremely rare shells, virtually absent in private collection. A. pseudolutea occurs on the continental shelf of eastern North Island. It a rather common shell. Its absence of fasciole precludes any confusion with A. tigrina, which is morphologically close.

Incidentally, you can find all informations and more in "The Recent Volutes of New Zealand" edited by Conchbooks.

Patrice Bail

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