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


At 02:33 AM 4/30/2008, you wrote:
>>Back in antiquity (1968) R. Tucker Abbott published his Guide to Field
>>Identification - SEASHELLS of North America... There are eight
>>living classes...
>>Pelecypoda (Bivalves)
>
>Bivalvia. Pelecypoda has been out of use for decades.
>
>And one extinct (since the end of the Permian) named class,
>Rostroconcha, the possible ancestor of Bivalvia. Early forms such as
>Wiwaxia haven't been placed in classes yet to my knowledge, and
>problematic forms such as Hyolitha are not by any means certainly
>molluscan.
>
>Best be careful when using online sites... there is a lot of
>misinformation on the net!
>
>>  How much easier it would be for us
>>all if every shell had a little code on it identifying its true name.
>
>Petition your congresscritter... to pass a law requiring every
>mollusc to grow a barcode.
>--
>Andrew Grebneff
>Dunedin
>New Zealand

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