Art,
 
Sorry to post this to the list, but all my e-mail addresses got wiped out.
 
Art, please send me your e-mail address.
 
Carol
-----Original Message-----
From: Art Weil <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: Genus Taxonomy
 
 
>Let me make one comment. You are, of course, aware of the synonomy that
>occurs at the species level. In the Epitoniidae, our beloved lamellosum
>has about 20 names suggested by people who didn't look very far. The
>same is true in the sub-genera area. Again using the Eps., I find at
>least 8 sub-genera that have already been described. An example might be
>Compressiscala which is the same as Gregoriosiscala or Nipponiscala
>which is the same as Depressiscala. The problem is clearly that all
>references are not available to all describers. That's the generous
>explanation. The other explanation, not so generous, is that the urge to
>print outdistances the urge to research. I would hope that use of the
>world wide web would severely cut into our plethora of synonyms.
>    Art