Dear Emilio, Gary, et al.,
The answer is complete with the collaboration below. I should point out
that (1) Jupiter isn't Neptune [he's Zeus (as in Ryssota zeus Jonas, 1842);
Poseidon is Neptune), (2) that I didn't know of Partula ganymedes [I had
translated ganymedes to hebes to cite the American landsnail Pupilla hebes
(Ancey, 1881)], (3) nor did I remember Jupiteria (see no. 1), and (4) I had
in mind Cerithiopsis io Dall and Bartsch, 1911 and the Venerid genus
Callista Poli, 1791.
Who said anything about "direct" derivation [e.g. Trivia europaea (Montagu,
1808)]?
Harry
At 07:19 AM 10/13/98 -0600, Emilio wrote:
>Hi Harry,
>
>Just reading your note I can think of Neptunea(Jupiter), the fresh water
>genus Io, the venerid Callista, and Trivia europaea (plus other europaea, I
>am sure). I don't know what too do with Ganymede.
At 12:51 PM 10/13/98 -0400, Gary wrote:
>Jupiteria Bellardi, 1875 (subgenus of Nuculana)
>Io Lea, 1831 (genus of freshwater snails)
>Callistochiton Dall, 1879 (genus of chiton)
>Partula ganymedes (Pfeiffer, 1846) (land snail from the Marquesas)
>I can't think of anything named directly for Europa rather than Europe.
>Gary
>>Dear All,
>>Not simply to rescue the following (quite informative) inquiry/response from
>>the off-topic file, let me ask if anyone can cite molluscan taxa which
>>derive from each of the five celestial objects cited below (hint; you'll
>>need to seek out a classical synonym for a planet and a moon plus change a
>>termination here and there)?
>>Paul, Gary, et al.?
>>At 07:05 PM 10/12/98 -0700, you wrote:
>>>Art,
>>>That "star" is Jupiter. Right now we are just past opposition which is
>>>the closest we get in the two orbits, Jupiter's and ours. Makes a pretty
>>>sight, with a pair of binoculars you should be able to see the four
>>>brightest moons of Jupiter. Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
>>>Keith
>>>
>>>MR ART WEIL wrote:
>>>
>>>> This is a "what's it?"
>>>> It's been up there for quite some time now. It is very bright
>>>> and it doesn't twinkle. It is as bright as or brighter than Venus at
>>>> its brightest. From Southwest Ohio, it is at about 45 degrees in the
>>>> South-east or SSE at nine PM.
>>>> Yeah, I know this is a shell list: and we look down rather than
>>>> up. But this thing in the sky has me interested. I hope one of you
>>>> has Astronomy as a minor.
>>>> Art
>>>
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