I can help on question 3:
A beautiful little forest flower called the Twinflower was named Linnaea
borealis by Gronovius, one of his teachers because of Linnaeus' fondness for the
flower.

Nora
Calgary, Alberta

"Monfils, Paul" wrote:

> 1.  What individual has the greatest number of molluscan species named AFTER
> him? (I realize the Sowerby clan complicates this question).
>
> 2.  What individual is the author of the greatest number of valid molluscan
> names?  (Again, the Sowerby boys make this difficult).
>
> 3.  Are there any mollusks named after Linnaeus?  If not, why not?  Are
> there non-molluscan species named after him?
>
> Paul M.