Just a surprise. But the surprise would be bigger if he would have
from this half only a broken half, again less than this half. What
would be then.
The Answer Man from Innsbruck
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At 03:11 PM 5/28/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Just a little something to broil your minds with between burgers and hot
>dogs.
>        How many shells ARE known from the description of ONE example ONLY?
>Sowerby's Ep. dubia might give you a start.
>        Q-Man
>
>
 
I don't know, but Petuch has the dubious distinction of having a new species
known from LESS than one shell: Truncaria lindae (surprise).
 
G. Thomas Watters
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