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Re: Mermaid's Comb
From:
Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:05:36 +1300
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>No, this is a South African Mermaid's comb and is definitely not
>molluscan. This is a perfect illustration why public names can be
>sooo confusing.
>
>I do know that a Murex pecten is also called a mermaids comb, and it
>is also going to feature in my reply to the letter I recieved.

It couldn't be a ctenophore, could it? Say "Venus' girdle" or comb-jelly?
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
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