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The discovery of Umbilia hesitata off Point Lookout is very surprising, as the nearest known localities farther south, Port
Stephens and Wollongong, are about 400 and 500 miles off respectively, and the coastal current in this area runs in a
contrary direction from north to south. Therefore, deep sea dredging has uncovered another mystery in distribution of
cowries.
The name moneta (coin) refers to the former use of the cowry as coin in Africa, and caurica** is a badly latinized "cowry";
this word comes from the Hindoostanee language in which it means small coins, as moneta and annulus have been used as money
in ancient India too: they have been called Kaparda in Sanscrit, and Kavari by the Mahrats; the word cowry may, however, also
derivate from Kori which means tax in the language of Gujarat in India.
2. Many names derive from the habitat of the holotype:
from countries chinensisChina, gambiensisGambia, indica(East) India, melanesiaeMelanesia, mexicanaMexico,
surinamensisSurinam, (Guiana), westralisWest Australia (incorrectly contracted word); from seas: erythraeensisfrom the
Erythraean (Red) Sea; from islands: luchuanaLu-chu (Ryu-kyu) Islands, mauritianaMauritius, novaebritanniaeNew Britain,
ogasawarensisOgasawara (Bonin) Islands; from cities: eucliaEucla, West Australia; or from bays, capes, etc.: algoensisAlgoa
Bay, capensisCape of Good Hope. Some geographical names indicate the habitat relative to that of allied species, as
aequinoctialisequatorial, hesperina and occidentaliswestern, superstes- survivor (of the fossil martini).
3. Specific names established in honor of a male scientist have been spelled by affixing one 'i' to his surname:
artuffeli, barclayi, catei, childreni (emended), coxeni, dillwyni, fultoni, gaskoini, hirasei, hungerfordi,
kieneri, kuroharai, landeri, langfordi, listeri, martini, moelleri (emended), ostergaardi, reevei, robertsi,
rosselli, summersi, teramachii, teulerei, tomlini, vredenburgi, walkeri, wilkinsi; if two 'i' have been affixed
originally, as in beckii, boivinii, broderipii, comptonii, cumingii, friendii, goodallii, humphreysii, lamarckii,
owenii, the second 'i' should be suppressed according to the International Rules of Zoological Nomenclature (1958), whereas
valentia (named after Lord Valentia) should be called valentiai in [the] future. Compound names must be written in one word,
as depriesteri and macandrewi, as well as names containing both the Christian name and the surname: raysummersi (Ray
Summers). Names of scientists also may be used as adjectives, affixing 'ana' as in grayana, rashleighana, and sowerbyana, or
affixing 'i' an a as in bregeriana, dayritiana, petitiana, schilderiana. Species dedicated to a woman will be named by
affixing 'ae' to the surname as hammondae and saulae, or to the Christian name: annettae, katsuae, mariae, marielae;
schilderorum expresses dedication to both Schilders, and catholicorum to the German Catholic missionaries in New Britain who
sent us several thousands of cowries.
4. The generic name Cypraea:
is to be derivated from the Greek Kyprios (i.e. living in the island Cyprus), a surname of Aphrodite or Venus, the ancient
deity of beauty.
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