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AW: Re: Shell Humor -Reply
From:
Helmut Nisters <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 13 Jun 1999 23:37:30 PDT
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Here are few other names:

Arca noae
Haliotis asinina
Aporrhais pespelecani
Aporrhais pesgallinae

Helmut from Innsbruck


Helmut Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
url: www.netwing.at/nisters/

or

Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
malacological collection
Feldstr. 11a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37

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Hi Bob, et al:
Here are a few anatomy-related shell names:
Lyria cordis, Isocardia cor, Cardium (heart)
Rhinocochlis nasutus, Macoma nasuta (nose)
Auris, Strombus aurisdianae, Ellobium aurismidae (ear)
Stomatella auricula (earlobe)
Patella (patella - kneecap)
Patella oculus (eye)
Polinices peselephanti, Aporrhais pesgallinae (foot)
Polinices hepaticus, Cymatium hepaticum (liver)
Xenophora digitata, Lambis digitata (fingers)
Distorsio anus (anus)
Mammilla, Livonia mammilla (breast)
Eunaticina papilla, Ericusa papillosa (nipple)
Nautilus umbilicatus, Melo umbilicatus (navel)
Linguella, Tellina linguaefelis (tongue)
Cardium costatum, Nerita costata (ribs)
Tibia, Teramachia tibiaeformis (tibia - shinbone)
Fulgoraria humerosa (shoulder)
Brechites penis (penis)
Musculus (muscle)
Marginella labiata, Columbella labiosa (lips)
Scutus unguis (fingernail)
Solen vagina, Sunetta vaginalis (vagina)
Cypraecassis testiculus (testicle)
Cymatium pileare, Glycymeris pilosa (hair)
Zachrysia auricoma (hair)
Trichomya hirsuta (hair)
Maxillifer (jaw)
Cabestana cutacea (skin)
Vasum capitellum (head)
Stomatia, Stomatella (mouth)
Barbatia barbata (beard)
Sanguinolaria, Cypraea sanguinolenta (blood)
Thais haemastoma, Astraea haematraga (blood)
Monodonta, Strombus dentatus (teeth)
Cypraea carneola, Marginella carnea (flesh)
Conus genuanus, Natica genuana (knee)
Dermomurex, Dermatomya (skin)

OK, those are shell names based on anatomical structures - now how
about human anatomical structures that are named after shells?  I can
think of one - can anybody guess it?

Paul M.
Rhode Island

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