Michael Hollmann wrote:
>
> Hi Michael,
> you mentioned "Polinices heros" now being called "Lunatia heros".
> Actually, the correct genus is "Euspira" which has precedence over the genus
> "Lunatia" (meaning the name "Euspira" was proposed prior to "Lunatia").
> Euspira was introduced by Agassiz in 1838, while Lunatia was established only
> in 1847, by Gray. Thus, the correct name for the beast is Euspira heros (Say,
> 1822), with the brackets indicating that the original generic association
> (Natica) has been changed.
> Cheers,
> Michael Hollmann
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Hi Michael,
 
At the rate the names have changed, maybe I'll just leave it the way it
was.
 
Thanks anyway for all your help. At least now I understand what is going
on.
 
MICHAEL