Hi all,

While rummaging through my collection I found a tube with Phenacovolva
brevirostris, which I collected in South Africa last year. I remember well
how special that find was to me, because I come from a country (The
Netherlands) where the shells aren't exactly renowned for their color and
beauty, and then finding this....Wow!!! And now I am curious: most
listmembers undoubtedly have a self-collected species in their collection
which evokes especially dear memories when remembering how or when it was
collected. Anyone a good story?

Erick

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Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: Question from Austria


> Dang that send botton!!!!  I had a couple more - here is the full message:
>
> In a message dated 10/2/99 10:28:37 PM, you wrote:
>
> <<Can anyone else think of any  other animal genera that are the same as
plant
> genera. >>
>
> Here are a few involving Molluscs, though they are not all currently valid
> names:
>
> Crucibulum - A cup-shaped fungus, and a limpet-like mollusc (family
> Calyptraeidae)
>
> Mycena, Caprinus - These are both names of fungal genera, and junior
synonyms
> of genera of land snails.
>
> Digitaria - The crab grass that wrecks your lawn, and a marine bivalve
> (family Astartidae)
>
> Zebrina - a vine-like decorative plant, and a genus of land snails (family
> Buliminidae)
>
> Stellaria - common chickweed, and a genus of carrier shells (Xenophoridae)
>
> Capsella - a weed called shepherd's purse, and a subgenus of Donax (family
> Donacidae)
>
> Trigonella - a legume called fenugreek, and a genus of margin shells
(family
> Marginellidae)
>
> Lens - the common legume called lentil, and a genus of fresh water mussels
> (family Unionidae)
>
> Mitella - the plant miterwort, and a junior synonym of Calyptraea (family
> Calyptraeidae)
>
> Phaseolus - the common garden green bean, and a genus in the family
> Lametilidae (close to Nuculidae)
>
> Pisum - genus of the garden pea, and a junior synonym of Pisidium (fresh
> water fingernail clams)
>
> Dipsacus - wild plant called teasel, and a junior synonym of Babylonia
> (family Buccinidae)
>
> Cucumis - the garden cucumber, and a junior synonym of Marginella
>
> Paul M.
>