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Subject:	Re: Santiago da Compostello
From:	"Harry G. Lee, MD" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 11 Feb 1998 06:18:42 -0500
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Dear Ross,
 
Pecten jacobaeus (Linne, 1758) would conform to Santiago (St. James; St.
Jacques), the patron of the Crusaders and other pilgrims.
 
Harry
 
 
 
At 03:17 AM 2/11/98 -0400, you wrote:
>I believe the most likely candidate for the famous "peregrination" to
>Santiago da Compostello shell, is Pecten maximus L.,  which i think is
>also the model for the Shell petroleum logo, a symbol of travel in more
>modern times!
>
>
-Ross M.
>
Harry G. Lee
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Suite 500, 1801 Barrs Street
Jacksonville, FL  32204
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