I like Art's explanation. And some might conclude that either the author or
the little critter were practitioners of a sort of "moral relativism."
Down to the gaiters? Shocking!

-David

>Dear David,
>
>While Art's explanation is more compelling, I have just read Charlie Adams'
>description, and he seems to have had a notion similar to Paul's.  C. B.
>Adams credited his friend, A. A. Gould with the name "seminuda."  The
>reference appears to be the contrast of the subperipheral simple spiral
>sculpture to the reticulate sculpture on the posterior "half" of the each
>whorl.
>
>Harry
>
>
>At 01:45 PM 3/11/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hello conchlers,
>>
>>Oftentimes while scouring beach grunge, I am plagued with a vital question:
>>
>>"What's so seminude about Odostomia seminuda?"
>>
>>It's got plenty of sculpture. There must be some deep meaning. Can anyone
>>answer?
>>
>>David Kirsh,
>>Durham, NC
>
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