Art,

It is not open for argument or discussion. Once a holotype is selected, it
is fixed. There is no provision to allow it to be changed (unless it is
lost)
.
> O.K., Peggy:
>      Question: Can (or should) a beachworn "typeshell" be replaced by a
> better conditioned example?  Purists will argue "NO!"  But it might
> be worth talking about.
>     Art
>   "I think of my happy condition, surrounded by people like you!"
>
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> ---- Peggy Williams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Ho, Ho. Have you looked at C B Adams' types? Most of them are so
>> beachworn they are hardly  recognizable (true also of some of
>> Reeve's, not to mention Nowell-Usticke's!)
>>
>> Peggy
>>
>> On Jun 1, 2007, at 12:42 AM, worldwide wrote:
>>
>> > Type shells are typically more representational of a
>> > species rather than of superior quality.
>>
>>              Peggy Williams: shell collecting trips
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