Dear Tom,

The acronym BEMON stands for Biological Etymology of Marine Organism Names
(and not Entomology).

Henk

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From: "Tom Rice" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 19, 2013 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Help on a Word


> Moquin-Tandon, Christian Horace Bénédict Alfred [M.D.] (1804-1863;
> France) ● Known as Alfred; also known as botanist. Histoire naturelle
> des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles de France, Vol. 1 (1855)
> [2400YM] French medical Dr. and marine biologist (mainly
> malacologist), who also used the pseudonym Alfred Frédol. He was Prof.
> of Zoology in Marseille between 1829-33, then Prof. of Botany in
> Toulouse until 1850, when he studied the flora of Corsica, but moved
> in 1853 to Paris, where he i.a. became Director of Jardin des Plantes.
> [BEMON] - Biological Entomology of Marine Organism Names
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Thomas Eichhorst <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>> Yes..., thank you.  This is certainly the chap.  It would have been nice
>> if Récluz had given some clue as to why the name, but I've got it now.
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Tom

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