Mark, how many do you really want?  John
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> From: mark <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Regarding Common Names, answer
> Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 6:23 PM
>
> Aah my first challanger, sort of like the six degrees of common names.
> Gijs, you asked for Cypraea camelopardalis, so let's break this down .
>
> camel=camelin or camel colored,
> lop=lopos or husk, shell, peel or bark
> ardal=ardalos or dirty, foul
>
> so i guess we have a camel colored dirty husk shell, order me at least
> three. NEXT
> mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gijs C. Kronenberg <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Friday, May 01, 1998 9:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Regarding Common Names, answer
>
>
> >And how about Cypraea camelopardalis?
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> >> Van: mark <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> >> Onderwerp: Re: Regarding Common Names, answer
> >> Datum: vrijdag 1 mei 1998 4:11
> >>
> >> Irene your absolutely right, there are times that it's proper to use
> >latin
> >> names andf then there are those times it's fun to call em by the
common
> >> name. Epitonuim soulds like an antacid, the common name of
"wentletrap"
> >> means "spiral staircase". As we all know this common name seems to fit
> >quite
> >> well.
> >> Jenny cypraea turdus has a common name of "thrush cowrie". why turdus
who
> >> knows? The turdus does have the coloration of a bird called a thrush.
> >> An interesting translation was the conus praelatus, anyone want to
take a
> >> crack at this one .....mark
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Irene Longley <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Date: Thursday, April 30, 1998 7:41 PM
> >> Subject: Regarding Common Names, answer
> >>
> >>
> >> Dear Art
> >>
> >>         Just like a man---want the ladies to take over and sell the
> >goods!
> >> Maybe it is a good thing the ladies take over sometimes-- since the
men
> >> were roaming.
> >>         I believe the scientific name is very important, however, lets
> >have
> >> some fun when we are not getting ready for a  scientific shell show,
or
> >at
> >> other times(like letting our hair down)  and use the common name.
Can't
> >> life be fun!!!!! Instead of all work---I've worked for 44 years and I
> >want
> >> to play a little and not be serious all the time now that I've
retired.
> >> Am I alone?  Vivienne called the epitonium a wentle trap, and that was
> >her
> >> favorite shell.--Gee I miss her!!!
> >>         Irene
> >