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Hi Burton
I got tired of digging around through ICZN - XI for a answer
... but the sample they list in the glossary is with -oidea
In:
Borror, Donald J. 1988 - Dictionary of Word Roots & Combining forms
List it as: - oidea
for the animal kingdom.
However... I am currently working with Trochids and it is TROCHACEA
In the following
Hickman, Carole S. & James H. McLean - 1990
Systematic Revision & Supra-generic Classification of Trochacean Gastropoda
Vaught, Kay Cunningham; R. Tucker Abbott & Kenneth Boss (Eds) - 1989
A Classification of the Living Mollusca
Millard calls it TROCHOIDEA
Millard, Victor G. - 2001
Classification of World Wide Mollusca
For now I am sticking with TROCHACEA
Unless someone cares to correct me if I am wrong for doing so.
(and it would be appreciated if I am)
Leslie
-----Original Message-----
From: Conchologists of America List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Burton Vaughan
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 12:20 PM
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Subject: Superfamily Taxonomic Rules
I notice that superfamily names of pulmonate shells have been written
variously with the "-idea" suffix or with the "-acea" suffix, depending on
source. Superfamily names in Abbott's Seashells Compendium always end in
"-acea," though Abbott used the "-idea" ending in his earlier land shell
book. Is there now a preferred ending for specifically the superfamily level
(not suborder)? Or, am I just seeing out-of-date usage in some cases?
-Burton
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