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Many such supposed similarities are expressed by substantive nouns: algasea-grass, annulusring, aurantiumthe orange,
cicerculasmall chick pea (cicer), diluculummorning twilight ("day breaking cowry" of Reeve, why?), fabulasmall bean
("feverolle"), globulussmall sphere, mappa(with markings like in a geographical) map, margaritapearl, nucleuskernel,
onyx*onyx, ovumegg, pyrumpear, ventriculusventricle, vitellusyolk (not little calf, as Reeve suggested, which is spelled
vitulus).
Other specific names refer to supposed resemblance with animals chiefly in color: so the adjectives felinacat-like,
limacinalike a slug (limax), pantherinapanther-like, pulicaria(with) flea-like (spots), and testudinariatortoise-shell
like; and the nouns asellussmall ass (carrying three dark bags), camelopardalisgiraffe, caputdraconishead of dragon,
caputserpentishead of snake, cervusstag, chrysalis*pupa (chrysalid), hirundoswallow, lynxlynx, musmouse,
nebriteshind-calf, scarabaeusscarab beetle, talpamole, tigristiger, turdusthrush, ursellussmall bear, zebrazebra.
Comparisons with human beings are less frequent, as castachaste (immaculate), histrioharlequin, scurrajester,
virginalisvirgin; or with mythological beings: argus*Greek Argos with hundred eyes, leviathan**a Hebrew mythical giant
dragon, thersites*a hump-backed Greek hero, titana mighty Greek deity of mythology.
Some names indicate similarity to other cowry species: arabiculasmall arabica, cervinettasmall cervus, cribellumsmall
cribraria (incorrect diminutive), subteresallied to teres (not "rather cylindrical"); other names express general terms of
affinity or facts concerning history of naming: cernicaseparated (from spurca, badly formed adjective from cernare),
clandestinahidden (among Linnaeus' shells), decipiensdeceiving (to be confounded with thersites), episema*conspicuous,
errones (misprint for erronea?)erroneous (confounded with stolida), hesitata (incorrectly spelled instead of
haesitata)hesitated (in re-christening), maturatamatured (why?).
There are distinct differences in size between populations coming from different localities: in 17 specimens collected by Mr.
Cliff Weaver near the Mokolea Rock in Kailua Bay, Oahu (50 to 60 feet) the usual variation is 32-35 mm only, in 35 shells
from Pearl and Hermes Reef, Midway Is. (beach shells) it is 31-40 mm, in 18 shells from Laysan (leg. Schauinseln: Veroff.
Ueberseemus. Bremen, A 3:32, 1958) 31-44 mm, while in other 30 shells from the same locality (leg. Pietschmann: Occ. Pap.
Bishop Mus. 30/3, 1933) it rises to 41-50 mm; the usual variation of 40 sulcidentata without locality preserved in various
collections is 35-51 mm, thereby greatly exceeding the two first named populations.
On Sunday, March 13, 1966, forty-five members of the Philippine Malacological Society and their guests spent the day high and
dry above the Pacific Ocean along the Nanakuli sea cliffs at Kahi Point, south shore Oahu. In spite of being "high and dry,"
shelling was excellent.
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