What is the star system?
The star system calculates the number of pieces that were handled by Conchology, Inc. in the last 21 years:
| 0 – 5 pieces | 6 stars |
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| 6 – 10 pieces | 5 stars |
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| 11 - 25 pieces | 4 stars | |
| 26 - 75 pieces | 3 stars | |
| 76 - 150 pieces | 2 stars | |
| > 150 pieces | 1 star | |
We want to point out that the star system is only very reliable for PHILIPPINE shells only, as we handle very few foreign shells in general. As time goes, the system will become more and more performant.
Strophiops pusilla Maynard and Clapp in Maynard, 1921a:127
[24° 2' N, -76° 29' W]
There are 699 paralectotypes., including MCZ 76054 and USNM 420133.
The captioned illustration (Maynard 1920:pl. 25, fig. 5) was published prior to the text. The taxon thus dates from the publication of the name in the caption accompanying the illustrations, not from the subsequently published text (Article 12.2.7, ICZN, 1999:17). The date of publication is
Maynard (1921a: 127) reported that of 700 specimens examined, only 12 were living.