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Subject:	Re: milneedwardsi, name origin
From:	Karen Vanderven <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Sun, 16 May 1999 11:55:49 -0400
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Hi, James et. al. Another tidbit about name conus milneedwardsi -
according to Peter Dance's Rare Shells, the shell was named by
Jousseaume, 1894 but was so rare that it was renamed, upon the
discovery of two new specimens ( found clinging to a marine
cable south of Bombay) by Capt. Townsend - Conus clytospira by
JC Melvill and R. Standen. This is described as a 'rediscovery'.
The name replacement ( of clytospira by milneedwardsi) is
acknowledged by Dance as a "clumsy, unattractive name" but
necessary to do because of the earlier naming.
 
Karen VV

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