Museums and Classifications

A topic of debate...the bigger the collection the more difficult it is to change your collection to reflect current trends, when would you stop?  We have a old system but  we have a database of material linked to storage numbers, good labelling on shelves and a clear logic to sequences makes material easier to find without assistance.

Mary



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> Subject:      Re: Gastropod Classification
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> Thanks for the reply, Dick.
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> I did not phrase my question very well, but was mainly looking for a show of interest.
> I obtained a copy of the work and wonder whether to switch some or all of my collection to this "working classification".
> I am trying to learn which parts are non-controversial and widely accepted. I'm still largely using the scheme of Vaught, 1989, and a lot of changes are suggested. It is easy enough to make changes in a database, but much harder to implement physically (and mentally). I get the impression that the subject is not of wide interest to CONCH-Lers. Do museums ever change their classifications?
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> Here's an easy start that I will probably implement: newly elevated to families:
> Calliostomatidae (Chilodontidae and Solariellidae also)
> Babylonidae
> Colubrariidae
> Liotiidae (= Cyclostrematidae)
> Phasianellidae
> Olivellidae
> Cepolidae
> And a bunch of former subfamilies of Turridae either to full families (4) or to subfamilies of Conidae (6 total). Since this "working classification" does not go down to genera, guesswork relying on Vaught would be involved in the absence of the underlying papers.
> How about Cassinae as a subfamily of Tonnidae?
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> John
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> At 04:01 PM 10/6/2005, you wrote:
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>       John:
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>       The body of this work is a nomenclator of gastropod family-group names.  The
>       smaller part is what the authors label as a "working classification of the
>       Gastropoda."  This is a "new arrangement" only in the sense that it is
>       primarily a synthesis of recent classifications.The classification is fully
>       annotated explaining placements.  It is stated that it will be modified and
>       updated in future editions to be posted electronically.
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>       This work is an extremely important compilation for persons working with
>       taxa above the genus level.
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>       dick petit
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>       rom: "John Wolff" <[log in to unmask]>
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>       Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 1:43 PM
>       Subject: Gastropod Classification
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>               Hi All,
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>               A while ago, David Campbell made us aware of the latest issue of
>               Malacologia with a new classification of gastropod families by
>               Bouchet & Rocroi.
>               Are collectors and museums rushing to conform to this arrangement?
>               Perhaps in part?
>               Is anyone else interested in discussing/reviewing this? Perhaps off-list?
>
>               John
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