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  The 
  name 
  of 
  a 
  mythological 
  deity 
  or 
  hero 
  may 
  also 
  be 
  simply 
  jux- 
  

   taposed 
  to 
  the 
  generic 
  name: 
  Pi 
  tar 
  dione, 
  Calliostoma 
  orion, 
  Arene 
  

   briareus. 
  

  

  If 
  the 
  name 
  of 
  a 
  conchologist 
  is 
  substituted 
  for 
  the 
  specific 
  ad- 
  

   jective, 
  its 
  ending 
  should 
  be 
  in 
  the 
  genitive. 
  What 
  is 
  the 
  genitive 
  

   of 
  all 
  such 
  names? 
  Men's 
  and 
  women's 
  names 
  ending 
  in 
  "a" 
  in 
  the 
  verna- 
  

   culoLT 
  drop 
  this 
  "a" 
  and 
  take 
  "ae" 
  to 
  form 
  the 
  genitive: 
  Cherchia, 
  cher- 
  

   chiae; 
  Metaxa, 
  metsixae. 
  Some 
  baptismal 
  names 
  take 
  their 
  correct 
  Latin 
  

   form: 
  Julia, 
  juliae; 
  Katharine, 
  catharinae 
  (also 
  katherinae); 
  Carol, 
  

   carolae, 
  Esther 
  being 
  indeclinable 
  in 
  Latin 
  remains 
  unchanged: 
  Margi- 
  

   nella 
  esther. 
  Other 
  women's 
  names 
  form 
  the 
  genitive 
  simply 
  by 
  adding 
  

   ■■ae": 
  Janet, 
  janetae; 
  Deburgh, 
  deburghae; 
  Bush, 
  bushae; 
  Perry, 
  perryae; 
  

   ijtter, 
  etterae. 
  All 
  men's 
  names 
  not 
  ending 
  in 
  "a" 
  have 
  the 
  genitive 
  in 
  

   : 
  -i": 
  adamsi, 
  aguayoi, 
  rissoi, 
  gouldi, 
  reevei, 
  rehderi, 
  bartschi, 
  pils- 
  

   ! 
  bryi, 
  sowerbyi, 
  jaumei, 
  philippii. 
  Today 
  it 
  has 
  become 
  common 
  practice 
  

   I 
  ;c 
  add 
  a 
  single 
  "i" 
  to 
  the 
  man's 
  name 
  and 
  this 
  has 
  the 
  advantage 
  of 
  

   I 
  '-learly 
  indicating 
  the 
  patronymic 
  of 
  the 
  man 
  to 
  whom 
  the 
  shell 
  is 
  de- 
  

   I 
  dicated. 
  

   ! 
  

  

  ! 
  Names 
  of 
  islands 
  ending 
  in 
  "a" 
  change 
  "a" 
  to 
  "ae" 
  in 
  the 
  genitivei 
  

   Samana, 
  samanae; 
  Fernandina, 
  fernandinae. 
  If 
  not 
  ending 
  in 
  "a", 
  they 
  

   have 
  the 
  genitive 
  in 
  "i": 
  Jan-Mayen, 
  jan-raayeni. 
  Generally 
  geographic- 
  

   al 
  names 
  are 
  used 
  as 
  adjectives: 
  cayenensis; 
  culebrana, 
  culebrensis; 
  

   texana, 
  texasana, 
  texsasianus; 
  cubana, 
  cubaniana, 
  cubensis; 
  berrauden- 
  

   sis; 
  destina; 
  or 
  may 
  even 
  remain 
  unchanged 
  if 
  ending 
  in 
  "a": 
  Erycina 
  

   fernandina, 
  Scaphella 
  cuba, 
  Bankia 
  cieba. 
  

  

  Sometimes 
  the 
  specific 
  name 
  is 
  a 
  genitive 
  plural 
  noun: 
  Cerithiura 
  

   muscarum, 
  Pecten 
  antillariiia, 
  Bathyarca 
  abyssorun. 
  Octopus 
  piscatorum, 
  

   Conus 
  sennottorum. 
  Nouns 
  ending 
  in 
  the 
  nominative 
  in 
  "a" 
  or 
  "ae", 
  have 
  

   bhe 
  genitive 
  plural 
  in 
  "arum"; 
  those 
  ending 
  in 
  "us" 
  or 
  "or" 
  form 
  it 
  i: 
  | 
  

   "orum". 
  A 
  parisyllabic 
  noun 
  of 
  the 
  third 
  declension, 
  like 
  clavis, 
  has 
  ' 
  

   the 
  plural 
  genitive 
  in 
  "iion": 
  Teinostoma 
  clavium, 
  "Sennottorum" 
  stands 
  I 
  

   for 
  Mr, 
  and 
  Mrs. 
  Sennott, 
  I 
  

  

  Shell 
  families 
  and 
  subfamilies 
  derive 
  their 
  names 
  from 
  the 
  typicrj 
  

   genus. 
  If 
  the 
  genus 
  ends 
  in 
  "a, 
  e, 
  es, 
  is, 
  us, 
  um", 
  the 
  family 
  or 
  sub- 
  

   family 
  name 
  is 
  formed 
  by 
  dropping 
  these 
  endings 
  and 
  adding 
  the 
  termin-,! 
  

   tion 
  "idae" 
  for 
  the 
  family, 
  "inae" 
  for 
  the 
  subfamily: 
  Rissoa, 
  Risso- 
  j 
  

   idae, 
  Risso-inae; 
  Acmaea, 
  Acmae-idae; 
  Pteria, 
  Pteri-idae; 
  Solemya, 
  So- 
  j 
  

   lemy-idae; 
  Astarte, 
  Astart-idae; 
  Choristes, 
  Chorist-idae 
  ; 
  Haliotis, 
  j 
  

   Haliot-idae; 
  Mytilus, 
  Mytil-idae; 
  Caecum, 
  Caec-idae; 
  Cerithium, 
  Ceri- 
  j 
  

   thi-idae. 
  But 
  if 
  the 
  generic 
  name 
  is 
  impari 
  syllabic, 
  that 
  is, 
  has 
  not 
  i 
  

   the 
  same 
  number 
  of 
  syllables 
  in 
  the 
  genitive 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  nominative, 
  tno 
  i 
  

   genitive 
  ending 
  is 
  dropped 
  and 
  then 
  "idae" 
  or 
  "inae" 
  is 
  added: 
  Venus, 
  j 
  

   genitive 
  Vener-is, 
  Vener-idaei 
  Pecten, 
  genitive 
  Pectinis, 
  Pectin-idae 
  5 
  . 
  

   Thais, 
  genitive 
  Thaidos, 
  Thaid-idae. 
  i 
  

  

  I 
  

  

  It 
  is 
  evident 
  that 
  a 
  Latin 
  and 
  Greek 
  dictionary, 
  although 
  the 
  la+H 
  

   ter 
  may 
  not 
  be 
  easy 
  to 
  consult 
  unless 
  the 
  Greek 
  alphabet 
  is 
  well 
  kncTyn.' 
  

   will 
  prove 
  very 
  handy 
  and 
  even 
  necessary 
  to 
  accurately 
  determine 
  the 
  J 
  

   gender 
  of 
  all 
  genuine 
  Latin 
  and 
  Greek 
  nouns. 
  This 
  introduction, 
  however! 
  

   showing 
  as 
  it 
  does 
  how 
  to 
  recognize 
  by 
  their 
  terminations 
  the 
  gender 
  | 
  

   of 
  artificially 
  fonned 
  words 
  and 
  teaching 
  the 
  correct 
  inflections 
  of 
  , 
  

   adjectives 
  and 
  nouns 
  used 
  as 
  specific 
  names 
  should 
  be 
  useful. 
  If 
  rules^ 
  

   and 
  principles 
  explained 
  here 
  are 
  followed, 
  shell 
  nomenclature, 
  being 
  

   more 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  good 
  Latin 
  practice, 
  will 
  be 
  greatly 
  improved, 
  

   and 
  the 
  attainment 
  of 
  that 
  goal 
  should 
  be 
  our 
  ambition 
  and 
  pride. 
  

  

  