No. The specie name must agree whith the genus genera (male,
female or neutral - in latin). Turbo is male, and Littorina is
female (Am i right??), then the name must be changed.

Wiggers.

 --- olivier caro <[log in to unmask]> escreveu: > CLEMAM ?
> So if Linnaeus never mentionned any Turbo obtusus, at least in
> european seas, obtusa may be a typographic error.
> Thanks
>
> Olivier
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 7:29 PM
> Subject: Re: littorina obtusa vs obtusata
>
>
> > Turbo obtusatus Linné, 1757
> > Syst. Nat. ed. X:761
> >
> > There are no species named obtusa by Linné.
> >
> > All the best
> >
> > Riccardo Giannuzzi-Savelli

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