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Re: Endive Murex
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Andrew Grebneff <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 21:20:32 +1300
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>Hi, Fellow Collectors!
>
>Is this Murex "Chicoreus cichoreum"  - I am particularly interested
>in the species name.   It is so close to the genus name, but spelled
>differently in the first four letters.   Is this the actual
>spelliung?   If so, what are the meanings of each, given that the
>words are so similar?
>
>Thanks ahead of time,
>Linda

Yes, but it's not a Chicoreus (which has 3 varices per whorl); it is
Hexaplex cichoreum.

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