Terry,
For other curiosities in nomenclature, have a look at http://www.curioustaxonomy.net/
There are some strange minds in the world of taxonomy it would
seem, why else would you call an Earwig Labia minor or a clam Venus
mercienaria, let alone a trilobite Han solo.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 15/02/2010, at 12:39 PM, Terry Bishop wrote:
Non birding but interesting. There has been many a discussion on strange
names given to birds. Now they have done it to a new and rare snail
being
named.
http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/news/release_detail.asp?entitynum=471
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