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Legally, individual animals that are merely hybrids of other species
should not get new scientific names. There are at least two
complications, however:
Someone may find a distinctive specimen or set of specimens and name a
species, not realizing that it is just a hybrid. That name would not
be valid.
However, in many organisms, including some mollusks, it is possible to
make a new species through hybridization. The hybrid is able to
reproduce, either asexually or by breeding with other hybrids, and
functions as a distinct species. Exactly how to name these, where to
draw the line, etc. is rather problematic. Examples include Campeloma
and probably Lasaea.
--
Dr. David Campbell
The Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca NY 14850
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