Dear Tom,

actually, Récluz did not just present a clue where he derived this name
from, but he explicitly stated in the description of his Natica moquiniana
in 1853 (J. Conchyliol. 4, 154-156):

"Nous dedions cette rare et interessante espece a notre ami le professeur
Moquin-Tandon, qui a enrichi la Zoologie malacologique d'un grand nombre
d'anatomies interessantes, rectifie beaucoup d'opinions fausses, et
decouvert des organes tout-a-fait inconnus avant lui.     C.R."


Best regards,

Michael

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> From: Thomas Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To: Conch-L Posting <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:50:52 -0600
> To: Conch-L Posting <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Help on a Word
>
> Yes..., thank you.  This is certainly the chap.  It would have been nice
> if Récluz had given some clue as to why the name, but I've got it now.
> Thank you,
>
> Tom

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