Ezequiel,

"English" names are not as commonly used for land snails as they are for
marine species. Since there are no standardized common names for snails as
there are for birds, for example, I suggest you stick to Latin names to
prevent confusion.

Aydin



On Thu Jan 13 03:32:31 2000,
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>Dear mollusc-lovers:
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>I've been trying to find the English names  of the follwing land snails
>without success. Does anyone have an idea what they could be?
>
>1. Retinella pura
>2. Zebrina detrita
>3. Cochlicella barbara
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>I'm missing also the English names of the following sea shells to which
>I am also missing information on their distribution. Are they eatable?
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>1. Ostrea edulis
>2. Donax trunculus
>3. Lutraria lutraria
>4. Venus verrucosa
>5. Pisania striata
>6. Bolma rugosa
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>Thanks in advance,
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>Ezequiel Pinto-Guillaume
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