Dear Tom et al;-
   There is: (from the Veliger, Vol. 7, March 15, 1965) "A Glossary of A Thousand-And-One Terms used in Conchology" Compiled by Winifred H. Arnold.
   Distributed by: THE SHELL CABINET, P.O. Box 29, Falls Church, Va. 22046.
    I find it quite valuable.
       Art
>
> From: "Thomas E. Eichhorst" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2004/07/29 Thu AM 11:51:14 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: conchological terminology question
>
> Milan,
>
> I do not think there is a universally accepted, much less an official, conchological terminology.  But I was told by Dr Mienis when asking about certain terms, the important thing was to define the term you are using and be consistent within the paper you are writing.
>
> Tom E.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> > Behalf Of Milan Peternel
> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:44 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: conchological terminology question
> >
> >
> >
> >  Hi all,
> >
> > Is there anything like "official conchological terminology" = a widely
> > accepted list of malacological terms applied to gastropod shells ?
> >
> > I use definitions given in Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology
> > but several things bother me.
> >
> > For instance: Rib (costa) is defined as ?round-topped
> > elevation......disposed
> > colabrally on shell surface?.
> > But  term rib or costa is often used (also in Treatise) for
> > radial linear elevations which are not necessarily round-topped. That
> > contradicts the definition given in Treatise.
> > It seems that morphological terms are used quite liberally. And
> > also, there
> > seem to be no sharp boundary between thread, cord, costa(rib),
> > carina(keel).
> > They mostly differ by their width and prominence which is very subjective.
> > What is a ?cord? for me can be called ?rib? by someone else.
> >
> > Any comment? Can you recommend some list of malacological terms
> > ?verified? by
> > professional malacologists?
> >
> > Milan
> >
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