>locality.  For example, the ending "ensis" on a specific or
>subspecific name indicates a geographic locality:
>Conus bengalensis
>Scutus sinensis
>Nassarius capensis
>Marginella thomensis
>Fissurella barbadensis
>Cypraea chinensis
 
>Regards,
>Paul M.
 
.... and Ensis ensis (Linneo) which locality?  :-)
 
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