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"Jose H. Leal" <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 4 Jun 1998 14:48:02 -0400
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Dear Wes,
 
At 08:35 AM 6/4/98 -1000, you wrote:
>It occurs to me that a number of beginners in taxonomy may be slightly
>confused by two terms used in this thread:
>
>"group":   as used in genus-group  and  species-group.
 
Genus-group: includes genus and subgenus; species-group: includes species
and subspecies.
 
>"later established"  relating to  secondary homonyms.  Does this
>indicate that the date of the specific name was later?
 
Yes.
 
>Aloha
>Wes
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