>I have a friend from Oriental Belouchistan. He calls Common whelk:
>Brochkhatrah. Very usual common name,is itn't! and that is a good reason
>to delete the international latin name.
>Remember the Tower of Babel. Hi, Pat.
Which whelk is that: a busycon (called whelk in Florida), a buccinid
(Buccinum undatum) (called whelk in New England), a littorina (called whelk
in England) or a trochid (Cittarium pica) called whelk in the Caribbean?
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