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Two Belgian scientists, whose hobby is conchology, have done some remarkable shell collecting along the Brazilian Coast of
South America. They are Dr. Bernard "Ben" Tursch, 29 years old graduate in bio-chemistry from the "Ecole Polytechnique"
University te'Libre de Bruxelles, and Dr. Jean Pierret, 32 years old and a graduate anthropologist, also from the University
of Bruselles.
Ben Tursch is working for Stanford University of California in Brazil where he is investigating the chemical structure of
some natural products. In his spare time, he collects shells and has over 300 species of Conus alone. Tursch hopes to publish
a catalogue on Brazilian marine shells with the help of local collectors.
All specimens from Moreton Bay, both the holotype and 4 paratypes (sent me by W, O. Cernohorsky for examination) from 7-8
fathoms, and 4 specimens from 30 fathoms near Moreton Island (given me by O. H. Rippingale) are broader than the renovata
from Queensland, as they are about as broad as typical striatula from Bombay and the Persian Gulf. They are also mostly
smaller, though four shells from Shoal Point, Mackay (leg. G. Houston) are only about as large as tinctura, and much smaller
than the shells from Piccaninny Point, Yeppoon (leg. C. Coucom) and Pearl Reef (in coll. W. O. Cernohorsky)! These facts may
be illustrated by the diagram in which the length (in classes of 0.5 mm) has been plotted against the breadth (expressed in
per cent of length). Therefore tinctura seems to represent a well defined local race of Primovula striatula renovata: so far
as we know at present times, it seems to be restricted to the Moreton Bay area.
The July issue of The Veliger, quarterly journal of the California Malacozoological Society, contains a paper by Crawford N.
Cate on Western Australian cowries, in which he lists 60 species, with synonymy, bibliographic references, distribution,
measurements of largest and smallest shells, and other notes. He describes two subspecies as new: Cribraria (Ovatipsa)
chinensis whitworthi and Mauritia (Arabica) arabica brunnescens. A plate shows top and bottom of three species. In addition
to a map showing localities, these are listed alphabetically with geographical coordinates.
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