Dear Conch-Lers:
Several years ago when I was in Baton Rouge, LA visiting friends, I
attended a meeting of the Louisiana Shell Club.  I was lucky that night as
they passed out copies of the English translation of many Latin words.  The
heading said "Translation of some shell names from Latin"
L.E.Adams  Thought you might find them interesting so an here's a list of
the most common ones, no way I could send them all, over 400.  (I am sure
for most of you this be easy  but having no scanner, or a suitable camera
you will have to make due this effort.)
ACHATINA=AGATE
ACULEATA=PRICKLY
ACUMINATA=POINTED
ALBA=WHITE
ALBOCINCTA=WITH A WHITE BAND
ANGELICA=ENGLISH
ANGUSTIOR=NARROWER
ANODONTA=TOOTHLESS
ANTIGUA=ANCIENT
ARATICULATA=JOINTED
AURANATIACA=GOLDER HUED
BIDENTATA=WITH TWO TEEGTH
BIPLICATA=HAVING TWO FOLDS
BREVIS=SHORT
CANDIDA=WHITE
CARINATUS=KEELED
CERINA=WAX COLOURED (I.E. yellow
CONCINNA=NEAT
CONICA=CONICAL
CORNEA=HORNY
COSTATA=RIBBED
DECUSSATED=[INTERSECTED BY CROSS LINES
DENTICLE=A SMALL TOOTH
DEPRESSA=FLATTENED
DILITATA=EXPANDED
ELONGATA=LENGTHENED
FASCIATA=BANDED
FLAVESCENS=YELLOWISH
FLAVUS=YELLOW
FRAGILIS=FRAGILE
FULVA=TAWNY
GIBBOSA=SWOLLEN
GLABRA=SMOOTH
GRACILIS=SLENDER
GRACILIOR=RATHER SLENDER
GRANDIS=LARGE
GRANULATA= GRANULATED, WITH SMALL GRAIN-LIKE MARKINGS
HELIX=A SCREW OR COIL
INCARNATA=FLESH COLORED
INCRASSATA= THICKENED, COARSE
INTERMEDIA=VARYING BETWEEN TWO DISTINCT FORMS
INVOLUTA=FOLDING INWARDS
LABIOSA=WITH AN ENLARGED LIP
LAEVIGATA=SMOOTHED
LAMELLATA=FURNISHED WITH PLAITS OR FOLDS
LAMINATA=FURNISHED WITH PLATES
LENTIGINOSA=FRECKLED WITH MARKINGS LIKE THOSE OF SOME BEANS
LEUCOZONA=BANDED WITH WHITE
LINEATA=MARKED WITH LINES
LINEOLATA=MARKED WITH LINES
MACULATA=SPOTTED  (to be continued tomorrow)