Sir Art your absolutely right , if you ever stepped on a "heel splitter "
with your Alabama sandals {bare feet for you yanks} on you would know why
they are called this. How about the "pistol grip" , now there's another
fitting name.
But we must also remember to at least try to learn the Latin names for as
confused we get with the Latin the malocologist's  get just as confused when
someone writes them for help with a "shark eye". is the shark eye in
question a polinces duplicata or a polinces lewisii that you are referring
to.
Maybe there is a middle ground, learn both names equally as well , this is
my goal , well that and take over the world but that's not for a day or two
yet.....mark
-----Original Message-----
From: MR ART WEIL <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 1998 11:52 AM
Subject: Re: common names , we need them.
 
 
>THEN, of course, there are the fresh water common names. How about
>Deer Toe, Pig Toe, and three-horned Warty Back. We have Heel-
>Splitters, Spikes, and Elephant Ears. There's an Elks Toe,  and a
>Monkey Face, which is easier to remember than Quadrula metanerva
>(Rafinesque). We have Higgin's Eye, a Washboard, and a Pocketbook.
>     It doesn't make any difference what we decide as to whether the
>use of common names is desirable or not. People use them, and the
>pros understand what they are refering to. Actually, I have shells I
>refer to as George, Henry and Edna. Makes them a lot more personal
>and chummy.
>           Art
>*Even nostalgia aint what it used to be.   Anon
>