Dear Harry and Lori This is nice information and website. I wonder, however, if Oliver has referred that “M.” as “Melania” instead of “Melanoides”. That is a much more common designation that time and undoubtedly feminine. Well, this is a quite confuse and controversy. Anyway, “Melanoides tuberculata” sounds much weirder than “Melanoides tuberculatus” to my ears. Best regards, Luiz -- Luiz Ricardo L. Simone, Ph.D. Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo Cx. Postal 42494 04218-970, São Paulo, SP Brazil [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] www.mz.usp.br Curriculum: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5020466945403853 Livro - Book: http://www.femorale.com.br/articles/books/simone06/index.asp http://www.mz.usp.br/collab/malaco.html http://br.geocities.com/livroluiz/ http://www.usp.br/jorusp/arquivo/2006/jusp783/pag07.htm Citando Lori <[log in to unmask]>: > Dr. Lee is currently in the field and unable to send this message > through conch-l. > > > Dear Luiz, > > I discuss this nomenclatural issue at < > http://www.jaxshells.org/turricula.htm > > and reach an opposing conclusion after applying a different data set. > > Harry ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
