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In a message dated 10/2/99 10:28:37 PM, you wrote:
<<Can anyone else think of any other animal genera that are the same as plant
genera. >>
Here are a few involving Molluscs, though they are not all currently valid
names:
Crucibulum - A cup-shaped fungus, and a limpet-like mollusc (family
Calyptraeidae)
Mycena, Caprinus - These are both names of fungal genera, and junior synonyms
of genera of land snails.
Digitaria - The crab grass that wrecks your lawn, and a marine bivalve
(family Astartidae)
Zebrina - a vine-like decorative plant, and a genus of land snails (family
Buliminidae)
Stellaria - common chickweed, and a genus of carrier shells (Xenophoridae)
Capsella - a weed called shepherd's purse, and a subgenus of Donax (family
Donacidae)
Trigonella - a legume called fenugreek, and a genus of margin shells (family
Marginellidae)
Lens - the common legume called lentil, and a genus of fresh water mussels
(family Unionidae)
Mitella - the plant miterwort, and a junior synonym of Calyptraea (family Caly
ptraeidae)
Phaseolus - the common garden green bean, and a genus in the family
Lametilidae (close to Nuculidae)
Pisum - genus of the garden pea, and a junior synonym of Pisidium (fresh
water fingernail clams)
Dipsacus -
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