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Subject:	Re: Humorous shell names
From:	"Andrew K. Rindsberg" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 1998 12:10:17 -0600
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Ha, ha, Constantine! If you like Venus, then you should see Aphrodita
Linnaeus, a polychaete worm having a short, flattened body covered with
hairlike bristles that glisten very beautifully. Linnaeus evidently had a
low sense of humor.
 
We need some subtler examples of humor. Although, Helmut, I did enjoy the
Hungarian cap that doesn't occur in Hungary.
 
Andrew K. Rindsberg
Geological Survey of Alabama

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