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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 18:12, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

Trigonoconcha[edit]

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Created/expanded by Kevmin (talk). Self nom at 18:31, 13 February 2012 (UTC)

  • Age, length OK. No close paraphrasing seen from sources. I am unable to view the entire Sanchez article, so hook ref AGF. However, the hook seems self-explanatory rather than intriguing. Would you have another suggestion? Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 22:02, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
  • I was thinking that the fact they were triangular bivalves, not the usual shape people think of for clams etc., made a good hook.--Kevmin § 22:37, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
  • How about:
  • ALT1: ... that the extinct mollusc Trigonoconcha got its name from the triangle-shaped opening of its shells? Yoninah (talk) 22:53, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
  • The problem with the alt is that it is not correct. The shells overall outline is triangular, not the opening.--Kevmin § 22:59, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I still think the original is good. The triangular shape for which the name was derived are only seen in small (possibly young, though that is not certain) specimens of the genus. The larger specimens are not as distinctly triangular shaped.--Kevmin § 23:09, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

  • OK. I accept the hook with reservations. If someone else wishes to have a go at it, please be my guest. Yoninah (talk) 23:17, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
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