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Re: Names NEW SPECIES in "Malacologia 35"
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"Barney, Winston" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 24 Nov 2001 09:55:16 -0600
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What has happened to the art of naming new species?
In the list of new species described in Malacologia Mostra Mondiale n. 35,
12 out of 20 were named for people. Of the remaining 8, 6 were named for
geographic locations.
Are we becoming lazy intellectually ?

Winston Barney
Fort Worth, TX

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