There was a Charles Sigsbee who was Commander of the battleship Maine when
it was blown up in Havana Harbor.  Was this shell named about that time?

Beth DeHaas
Whitefield, ME
Great-granddaughter of Lt. John Blandin who was officer of the deck when the
Maine exploded.

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From: "Julia Sigwart" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 12:07 PM
Subject: [CONCH-L] sigsbeeana??


> Hello all,
>
> I have a question from a name-seeker, looking for author and date and
> hopefully a story about "Cerithiorsis sigsbeeana." I assume "Cerithiorsis"
> is a mis-spelling of "Cerithiopsis", but the species name is still a
> mystery to me. Any ideas?
>
> Below is what was sent to me, regarding a list of slides in the AMNH
> library special collections (you'll note the writer's name as a probable
> source of her interest).
>
> Thanks!
>
> Julia
>
> > >
> > >At your web page regarding slides, I found "Cerithiorsis sigsbeeana
> > >(Sigsbee's Cerith)" listed, and wondered, what in the world is
> > >that?  Well, other than the title page indicating it is a non-insect
> > >invertebrate, I'd like a little bit more detail if possible, and who it
is
> > >named after.  Thanks.
> > >
> > >http://library.amnh.org/special/slides/inverts.html
> > >
> > >Sincerely,
> > >Cheryl Sigsbee
> > >Chicago, IL
>