Roland, Could you send me those PDF’s? [log in to unmask] From: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Roland Houart Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2023 2:26 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] The Hexagonal Murex Dear David, I just sent you two pdf's. I think you now will understand this puzzle. Best wishes and Happy New Year Roland Le sam. 30 déc. 2023 à 20:13, David Kirsh <[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > a écrit : Dear Listers, Here's a year-end puzzle: Is the Hexagonal Murex one species or two? (And can anyone send me a copy of the article Murexsul pacaudi nom. nov., un nouveau nom de remplacement pour Murex hexagonus Lamarck, 1816 in Xenophora Taxonomy N° 22 - Add-on to Xenophora n° 164 - October 2018?) According to WoRMS, Murexsul hexagonus is no longer accepted and is superceded by Murexsul pacaudi Van Hyfte & Danvin, 2018. Malacolog.org synonymizes Murexsul hexagonus with M. oxytatus (M. Smith, 1938). Murexsul oxytatus has (had?) been accepted as the Hexagonal Murex for a long while: see Abbott 1974, Zhang 2011, Redfern 2013 among the Caribbean reference books. Lamy & Pointier 2017 do make the distinction but without explanation. Opinions? Explanations? I might need a translation of Van Hyfte & Danvin's text, I suppose. TIA! Happy New Year! David Kirsh Durham, NC ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L <http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1> &A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] <mailto:[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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L <http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1> &A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------