A little while ago, there was a question about Flexopecten glaber versus Flexopecten glabra. Actually, glabra is not a misspelling of glaber but rather a change of gender. Flexopecten glaber is the current assignment, but if it were transferred to a feminine genus, it would change to glabra.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
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