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>> It is my distinct honor to introduce Conch-L's newest member, George =
>Thomas
>> Watters VIII, born at 5:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time on 13 July 1998 in
>> Columbus, Ohio, USA. Mother and son are doing fine, Dad not so much. =
>Will Tom Jr. choose freshwater, terrestrial, or marine molluscs?
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>Congratulations, Tom!
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>If you and your descendants enter the field of malacology, then you have an
>opportunity to confuse future taxonomists that has not been paralleled
>since the days of the Sowerbys!
Tom,
My congatulations as well. In order to avoid the above mention confusion I
suggest you call him Henry (VIII) or Hank. Not that that you could be
confused with anyone else!
Kevin
Kevin S. Cummings
Illinois Natural History Survey
607 E. Peabody Drive
Champaign, IL 61820
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http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/cbd/collections/mollusk.html
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