>> The term "Florida horse conch" is precise, accurate, and perfectly
>> understood by everyone, even the snottiest of taxonomists. What I find
>> amusing is those that sneer at common nomenclature while arguing about
>> what it should be called. Big thingamajig? Humongous snail? Big hard
>> brown shell with orange flesh?  How about "Florida horse conch"? The
>> latter we all understand.
>
> That's right. We can also use "Almeja" for all Venerids, a name that we all
> understand, isn't it?
> By the way, this could simplify taxonomy a lot, which maybe it is not a bad
> idea.

In the Bahamas a Horse Conch is Turbinella angulata (also called Pepper
Conch). In the Yucatan P (or T) gigantea is called rojo or red, to
distinguish it from T angulata, which is negro (black).

Common names aren't specific enough!


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