Dear Marlo,
My interpretation is that "leg." is just a contraction of "legator" ,
Latin for someone who leaves something by will, i.e., whoever donated
the shell to you. Perhaps usage has "eroded" the term and has changed
its original meaning.
Emilio
>Henk,
>
>Thanks for explanation. I've added your comment to the Terminology
>presentation on my website.
>http://z14.invisionfree.com/Conchologist_Forum/index.php?showtopic=414
>
>Check me. Comments welcome from others.
>
>Marlo
>
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>
>Dear Marlo,
>
>I don't have my Latin dictionary at hand, but leg. indicates for centuries:
>collected by.
>Preference is given to leg. over coll. because the latter may be an
>indication for either: collected by, or more usually: in the collection of,
>which is something very different.
>
>For example:
>
>Vitta usnea (Roeding, 1798)
>U.S.A., Florida, Panama City
>leg. H. & M. Minzak, Oct. 1964 (=collected by)
>coll. H.K. Mienis, now ZMA (=in the collection of H.K. Mienis)
>
>Regards,
>
>Henk
>
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>From: "marlo" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Henk,
>
>What does "leg" mean? Is this the "legend" (data with the shell)?
>
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