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Figure 35. Scatter diagram comparing dimensions of Recluzia species. (A) diameter compared with height; (B) diameter compared with 
spire height. A Recluzia lutea (Table 13); • Recluzia johnii (Table 12, including Jousseaume’s specimen of Recluzia johnii, MNHN). 
Letters show positions of type specimens of synonyms: A — Recluzia annamitica syntype; B — Recluzia bensoni holotype; E — Recluzia 
erythraea holotype; G — Recluzia globosa holotype; H — Recluzia hargravesi holotype (neotype of Recluzia johnii ); Je — Recluzia 
jehennei syntype (neotype of Janthina lutea)', JJ — Recluzia johnii, Jousseaume’s specimen; M — Recluzia montrouzieri syntype; R — 
Recluzia rollandiana syntype (from Petit de la Saussaye, 1853); T — Janthina turrita syntype. 
more straight-sided spire and narrower teleoconch whorls 
than R. lutea. Concomitant with the taller spire and narrower 
whorls, large specimens of R. johnii also have at least one 
more teleoconch whorl than R. lutea {6-1 compared with 
4.5-5.5). Neotypes are provided here for some names to 
identify them unambiguously with one or the other species. 
Comparison of molecular sequences of Recluzia specimens 
obviously is desirable to confirm that two species exist. 
