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Date: | Tue, 2 Jun 1998 15:46:45 -0400 |
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Thanks Gary and Helmut,
I realized that there are many genera that differ by only one letter
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Partulida - Partulina
Mucronalia - Mucronaria
Siphonaria - Siphonalia
Columbella - Columella
Mytella - Mysella
Tectula - Tectura
Marisa - Marita
Suterella - Suterilla
Tortulosa - Torulosa
But in all these cases, the difference occurs somewhere other than
the final ending denoting the gender of the noun. I wondered
specifically whether it makes any difference when the change occurs
in that ending, since then, in effect, the two names are really the
same word, simply altered to give a different gender (as in Nassarius
- Nassaria). However, since the ICZN article Gary quoted didn't
mention any exception for this situation, I assume it must be
included in that ruling.
Paul M.
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