Aah my first challanger, sort of like the six degrees of common names.
Gijs, you asked for Cypraea camelopardalis, so let's break this down .
 
camel=camelin or camel colored,
lop=lopos or husk, shell, peel or bark
ardal=ardalos or dirty, foul
 
so i guess we have a camel colored dirty husk shell, order me at least
three. NEXT
mark
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Gijs C. Kronenberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: Regarding Common Names, answer
 
 
>And how about Cypraea camelopardalis?
>
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>> Van: mark <[log in to unmask]>
>> Aan: [log in to unmask]
>> Onderwerp: Re: Regarding Common Names, answer
>> Datum: vrijdag 1 mei 1998 4:11
>>
>> Irene your absolutely right, there are times that it's proper to use
>latin
>> names andf then there are those times it's fun to call em by the common
>> name. Epitonuim soulds like an antacid, the common name of "wentletrap"
>> means "spiral staircase". As we all know this common name seems to fit
>quite
>> well.
>> Jenny cypraea turdus has a common name of "thrush cowrie". why turdus who
>> knows? The turdus does have the coloration of a bird called a thrush.
>> An interesting translation was the conus praelatus, anyone want to take a
>> crack at this one .....mark
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Irene Longley <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Thursday, April 30, 1998 7:41 PM
>> Subject: Regarding Common Names, answer
>>
>>
>> Dear Art
>>
>>         Just like a man---want the ladies to take over and sell the
>goods!
>> Maybe it is a good thing the ladies take over sometimes-- since the men
>> were roaming.
>>         I believe the scientific name is very important, however, lets
>have
>> some fun when we are not getting ready for a  scientific shell show, or
>at
>> other times(like letting our hair down)  and use the common name.  Can't
>> life be fun!!!!! Instead of all work---I've worked for 44 years and I
>want
>> to play a little and not be serious all the time now that I've retired.
>> Am I alone?  Vivienne called the epitonium a wentle trap, and that was
>her
>> favorite shell.--Gee I miss her!!!
>>         Irene
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