A useful reference for looking up place names is www.geonames.org
They show no place in the world called "Bengosi", so a misspelling of Benghazi seems likely.
PC
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From: Conchologists List <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Martin Eastburn
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 1:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Unknown Locality
Perhaps :
Benghazi بنغازي Libya
A sheller writing English through sounds.
Benghazi is on the Eastern part of the large bay of Libya and might be considered East of the northern side.
Martin
On 2/26/2019 5:01 PM, Cecil Bankston wrote:
> I have a Cypraea scurra with the locality "Bengosi, East Africa" on
> its label. I can't find Bengosi in geographic databases. Can anyone
> suggest what the actual name of the locality might be?
>
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