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Re: Regarding Common Names
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Gary Rosenberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 30 Apr 1998 14:16:23 -0400
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Turns out that when Linnaeus (1758) named the species, he wrote Strombus
canariu. The last letter was inadvertently dropped. Ever since, people have
filled in a "m". However, canarius, -a, -um is the Latin word for "canine"
(i.e. "of or pertaining to dogs"), and so to agree with the masculine
Strombus, the name should be Strombus canarius, not Strombus canarium.
 
Gary
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