>Just noticed that a shell I have listed as Siphonalia pfeifferi for
>many years is listed in the Compendium of Seashells as S. pfefferi.
>It isn't a typo because the author specifically says that pfeifferi
>is a misspelling. So, this would indicate that the species was
>named after someone named Pfeffer. I know who Pfeiffer is, but who
>is Pfeffer??
Why am I often getting replies before the original postings,
sometimes ahead by hours?
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
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