Robert,
Carychium comes from the Greek "karichion", or horn. (ref.: Emerson &
Jacobson, Am.Mus. of Nat.Hist. Guide to Shells, 1976, p.209 -- one of the
only shell books I know of that includes the etymology of scientific shell
names).
Rich
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From: Robert Forsyth [log in to unmask]
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:59:49 -0800
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Subject: Etymology of Carychium
Can anyone provide me with the etymology of the terrestrial snail genus
Carychium? It comes from the Greek.
Thanks,
Robert Forsyth
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