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.
Cerion fraternum Baker, 1963:206
Cerion eximium fraternum Clench, 1938:531-532
[24° 2' N, -74° 28' W]
Clench (1938:531-532) remarked "
| This is a diminutive race of Cerion exirniurn and apparently quite rare. We did not find it on northern Cat Island, though it occurred sparingly on Little San Salvador. A few specimens found at this latter locality are hybrids, between fraternum and liliorum. The exact type locality is unknown but as Bland had received other species of Cat Island material from near the center of the island, it is quite probable that his fraternum material came from the same area. The type lot [of fraternum] described by Pilsbry was in the Swift collection, originally supplied by T. Bland. The original collector was H. Bryant, who had collected at The Bight, San Salvador during a trip to Gt. Inagua in 1866. |
Baker (1963:206) selected the smaller of the two figured specimens (fig. 79) as the lectotype.