Miss Tall One:
I join in with your question. I've often wondered who decides a "new"
species or genus or whatever is truly new and is validly added to the list
of inhabitants of this earth. Is it a whim? I surely hope not.
RoseSea standing with the Tall One
----- Original Message -----
From: Betty Jean Piech <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 11:08 AM
Subject: What constitutes a subspecies?
> Dear Conch-Lers -
>
> I did not expect any rave notices about my recent contribution regarding
> various cymatium species (nor did it deserve any), but I was hoping at
> least one person (hopefully more) would give me his thoughts as to what
> constitutes a valid species as compared to a geographical subspecies. Is
> it simply a matter of degree? Or merely at the whim of the describer? Or
> is that an unanswerable question?
>
> Betty Jean, The Tall One
>
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