Rhodea Gigantea
''Rhodea'' is a genus of land snails, terrestrial animal, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinidae."New paper on ''Rhodea''"
Ashbreure's posterous, published 1 April 2011, accessed 1 April 2011. Authors of the genus provided no information about the etymology of this genus and its etymology remains unknown.

Distribution

Distribution of the genus ''Rhodea'' include List of non-marine molluscs of Colombia, Colombia and List of non-marine molluscs of Ecuador, Ecuador.

Species

Species within the genus ''Rhodea'' include: * ''Rhodea aequatoria'' Da Costa, 1899 * ''Rhodea barcrofti'' Pilsbry, 1958Henry Au ...
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Oceanus
In Greek mythology, Oceanus (; grc-gre, , Ancient Greek pronunciation: , also Ὠγενός , Ὤγενος , or Ὠγήν ) was a Titan son of Uranus and Gaia, the husband of his sister the Titan Tethys, and the father of the river gods and the Oceanids, as well as being the great river which encircled the entire world. Etymology According to M. L. West, the etymology of Oceanus is "obscure" and "cannot be explained from Greek". The use by Pherecydes of Syros of the form "Ogenos" (''Ὠγενός'') for the name lends support for the name being a loanword. However, according to West, no "very convincing" foreign models have been found. A Semitic derivation has been suggested by several scholars, while R. S. P. Beekes has suggested a loanword from the Aegean Pre-Greek non-Indo-European substrate. Nevertheless, Michael Janda sees possible Indo-European connections. Genealogy Oceanus was the eldest of the Titan offspring of Uranus (Sky) and Gaia (Earth). Hesiod lists hi ...
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