Steven,
 
Try the Hawaiian Shell News article on pronunciation a:
 
http://www.geocities.com/~makuabob/NSN080CY.HTM#D
 
Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
 
 
 
Steven & Wanda Coker wrote:
>
> Would one of you Latin wizards please help me to pronounce "Trigonostoma"?
> Is it
> "Tri go NOS to ma"  or maybe  "Tri GON os to ma" or maybe ?????  Are there
> generally accepted guidelines for pronunciation?
>
> I often find that when I pronounce shell names in "Texan" people tend to
> look at me with a quizzical look.  Just wondering...
>
> Steven
> Texas