Two possibilities :

1- armonica could be a variant of harmonica, as armonia is a variant of
harmonia. Harmonicus-a-um means well proportioned...
2- armonica is a chimera built with armo (weapon) and nica (triumph)...

I vote for #1.

Nota bene that none of these possibilities is music-related.


Olivier


Le 05/12/2015 18:41, Tom Ball a écrit :
> Can someone be so kind as to look up the ETYMOLOGY for me for two species in 
> Malacologia Mostra Mondiale? (I'm trying to confirm whether they meet my 
> criteria as "musical" shells).
> 
> Neocancilla armonica T. Cossignani & V. Cossignani, 2005
> original description (as Cancilla armonica):
> Una nuova Cancilla dalle Filippine (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Neogastropoda, 
> Mitridae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 49: 10-11
> 
> Volvarina armonica T. Cossignani, 1997
> original description:
> Descrizione di tre nuove marginelle (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, Marginellidae e 
> Cystiscidae). Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 24: 16-17. [October 1997]
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Tom Ball
> 
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