Dear John,

I believe the best answer to your first question is "WoRMS" ("World Register of Marine Species"). Just Google that for the url of that excellent and up-do-date web site.

As to your second question, I suspect you mean "genera," the Latin plural of "genus," not the plural of "genius." If so, I can give you an answer if you don't receive any others. Actually, WoRMS sometimes gives partial answers but they are usually not sufficiently complete to be very helpful.

Alan

On Thu, 27 Jul 2017, John Varner wrote:

> 
> a couple questions for the group:
> 
> 1.) Are there any good source books or websites where changes in nomenclature can be tracked or
> translated? I'd like to keep using old standards like Abbot's 'Compendium' and Peterson's 'Field
> Guides' as I catalogue my collection, but without an easy way to cross-reference, the process is
> daunting.
> 
> 2.) What purpose is served by the proliferation of genii?  e.g.: Unless one is a geneticist or
> taxonimist, what is the relevance and rationale  behind reclassifying/renaming Strombus gigas? Are
> there now sub-genii, like subfamilies?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> 
> - John
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