>Just one question: if Nerita punctata Karsten, 1789 is transferred to
>Naticarius, then it is no longer a homonym of Nerita punctata 0.F.Müller,
>1776, so Naticarius punctatus (Karsten, 1789) would turn out to be a junior
>synonym of Naticarius stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791)?
This is assuming that Naticarius is OBJECTIVELY
good as a generic-level taxon... I am unconvinced.
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Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
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