>OK - I was hoping that someone else would answer this one, but since
>no-one else has responded, I'll try to do it as tastefully as
>possible.  Martin, I know of no published common name for Typhis
>latipennis.  But the species name means "side penis", in reference to
>the long, tubular (dare I say erect?) spine which projects from the
>side of the shell.  If you can create an acceptable common name for
>your label from that information, go for it!
>Regards,
>Paul M.
>
>
 
Paul may need a cold shower. Lati- means wide. Pennis is a derivative of
pinnis, pinna - a feather. Latipennis probably means wide feather, in
reference to its overall shape and structure. Other examples, which refer to
feather, are Plautus impennis (Great auk) and Dryopteris pennigera (a fern).
But I like Paul's interpretation.
 
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