In the article: Gofas, S & Fernandes, F., (1983). The
Marginellides of São Tomé, West Africa. J. Conch, 33:
1-30, these authors refer Marginella spinacia n. sp;
from Linnean Latin name of spinach (allusive to the
greenish colour of the shell).

Best regards, Carlos Afonso (South Portugal)

--- Alfonso Pina <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Maybe someday Microsoft releases some kind of
> Taxonomic spelling corrector,
> but in the meanwhile, I have come over a bunch of
> alternative name
> transcriptions, most of them probably erratas or
> typos. If somebody could
> help me to choose the correct one, it would be very
> acnowledged. Thanks in
> advance.
>
> The troubles are:
>
> metcalfei or metcalfi ? (Marginella)
> crescera or crescere ? (Marginella)
> baylei or baylii ? (Balanetta)
> largillieri or largillierti ? (Bullata)
> matthewsi or mathewsi ? (Bullata)
> mancelli or manceli ? (Closia)
> dianae or diana ? (Dentimargo)
> lantzii or lantzi ? (Dentimargo)
> smithii or smithi ? (Dentimargo)
> teramachii or teramachi ? (Dentimargo)
> walkieri or walkeri ? (Dentimargo)
> hematita or haematita ? (Marginella)
> spinacia or spinacea ? (Marginella)
> schoutanica or shoutanica ? (Mesoginella)
> pattersoni or pattisoni ? (Mesoginella)
> baudensis or baudinensis (Protoginella)
> dawabrinkae or dawnbrinkae ? (Prunum)
> redfieldi or redfieldii ? (Prunum)
> walvisianum or walvisanum ? (Prunum)
> panchia or pachia ? (Triginella)
> agatha or agata ? (Volvarina)
> coelata or caelata ? (Volvarina)
> pauli or paula ? (Volvarina)


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