>Dear Andrew and Marlo,
>
>The eminent John Pojeta (52,000 Google hits;
><http://paleobiology.si.edu/staff/individuals/pojeta.html>) has
>carried the Pelecypoda torch against the philistine "Bivalvia"
>proponents for all his career. Among the reasons are the existence of
>arthropod (Ostracoda) and gastropod (Juliidae) "Bivalvia."
>
>Marlo is in good company.
>
>Harry

Unfortunately at above familial level the rules of nomenclature don't
disallow homonymy. Hence not all Decapoda are molluscan...
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
‚ Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
"There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads

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