The reference may be to the apricot, Prunus armeniaca, the color of which
is reminiscent of the captioned cowrie.  Sir Joseph surely didn't think his
mollusk originated in Armenia.

Harry


At 09:19 PM 6/9/99 PDT, you wrote:
>Dear Cypraeids,
>
>why Verco named this Cypraea armeniaca, although she is living in Australia.
>Any ideas ?
>with best shelling greetings and hoping for informations as soon as possible.
>Helmut from Innsbruck
>
>
>
>Helmut Nisters
>Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>url: www.netwing.at/nisters/
>
>or
>
>Natural History Department of the
>Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
>malacological collection
>Feldstr. 11a
>A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
>phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86-37
>
Harry G. Lee
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Jacksonville, Fl. 32204
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