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Embonium shell
It is hard to pinpoint just how the author was introduced to the Philippine Strombus, but at some time or another the fact
that this fabulous shell existed became a topic of everyday conversation. A great deal of data-gathering preceded the actual
search for this stromb with SCUBA. Because of this, the very first search produced immediate results! The sources of data
were varied, the Philippine Shell News, Philippine Marine Mollusks, etc., but the most valuable information was obtained by
listening to other collectors. For example, frequent mention was made of complete shells (dead) and fragments being found at
certain North Shore beaches. Some divers were overheard discussing an area off of Waikiki. All of this information was noted
and sorted through, to realize maximum usefulness.
It was at the Waikiki location that the first Strombus hawaiensis "sign" was encountered. On a bottom of sand and coral, in
about 40 feet of water, a collection of fragments was found, which, when assembled, formed almost a complete shell. This
juvenile specimen had probably fallen victim to a predatory crab. At this location the bottom was essentially flat, hard
coral, covered with about 4 inches of sand with some coral rubble. No further opportunity was afforded to re-visit the area
and many months passed before further evidence of the Philippine stromb was encountered.
This sounds simple. Actually it is chaotic, because there is no one correct English pronunciation. There is no one and only
one right way of speaking English. For example, let us take an Englishman, a Bostonian, a resident of Alabama, and a native
of Indiana. These four people would probably pronounce the same word in four different ways -- each speaking correctly for
his locality. Add to this the fact that people who speak languages other than English pronounce scientific names with the
sounds and values of their native tongues. According to Kenyon, 6 "a pronunciation is correct when it is in actual use by a
sufficient number of cultivated speakers." This is obviously elastic. The conclusion one must reach is that there is no
single standard of correct pronunciation.
There are, however, rules for the English pronunciation of Latin which are accepted as guides by the philologists who compile
our dictionaries. We have attempted to digest and simplify these complicated, verbose rules so that amateur conchologists may
have some assurance that they are approximating the pronunciation of scientific names of shells as practiced by professional
malacologists. obviously incomplete, this guide should be supplemented by consulting an unabridged dictionary in case of
question. Frequently the exact word may be found or, if not, ,one can make a reasoned judgment from an analogous English
word.
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