Henk & Mienis , please re-set  your enmail settings to "plain text" intead
of HTML... Everytime you send an message it sends it as a file (easier way
for viruses to find an "open door").....thank you ,,,,mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henk and Zvia Mienis" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:21 AM
Subject: Re: Proud of themselves?


> Epitonium turtonis should in fact have been turtonae because he dedicated
> the species to his daughter (s - I don't remember by heart), who helped
him
> always in his malacological researches.
> Regards, Henk K. Mienis.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alfonso Pina <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 12:56 AM
> Subject: Proud of themselves?
>
>
> > Hello everybody,
> > It's usual that authors name a new species after somebody that they feel
> > some kind of appreciation (personal or academic) to, however there are
> > times that they name species after themselves (such as Epitonium
turtonis
> > Turton, 1819) Well, I think it may be seen like a probe of human
weakness,
> > but do you know another cases like that?
> > Thanks for your time. Best regards,
> >
> > Alfonso Pina
> > Malaga
> > Spain
> >
> > P.S. Maybe my example was wrong and this was another Turton, if so,
excuse
> > my ignorance.
>