Steven,
Try the Hawaiian Shell News article on pronunciation a:
http://www.geocities.com/~makuabob/NSN080CY.HTM#D
Tom Eichhorst in New Mexico, USA
Steven & Wanda Coker wrote:
>
> Would one of you Latin wizards please help me to pronounce "Trigonostoma"?
> Is it
> "Tri go NOS to ma" or maybe "Tri GON os to ma" or maybe ????? Are there
> generally accepted guidelines for pronunciation?
>
> I often find that when I pronounce shell names in "Texan" people tend to
> look at me with a quizzical look. Just wondering...
>
> Steven
> Texas