Ron,
If the subspecies is living in the same area as the nominate species,
should they not be either two separate species or just two varieties of
the same species?  Or is Jeju Island the point where the two forms happen
to meet?

Allen Aigen  NYC
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On Wed, 8 Jun 2005 12:03:34 -0400 Kurt Auffenberg <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Here's what I do (and like to see, of course).
>
> Monodonta l. labio
> Monodonta l. confusa
> (Nominate species listed first, not in alphabetcial order based on
> the
> subspecies)
>
> If only the the nominate species?  Monodonta labio
>
> Kurtles
>
>
>
>
> ronald noseworthy wrote:
>
> >Hi, everyone!
> >
> >Once again, I need some assistance from my
> >fellow Conch-L members.
> >
> >I am now doing the final editing of the
> >catalogue of the molluscs of Jeju Island,
> >South Korea.  I have encountered a problem
> >with the listing of nominate species and
> >subspecies.
> >
> >When compiling a list, if a nominate species
> >and its subspecies are to be placed in the
> >list, then the species name of the nominate
> >species is repeated; eg. Monodonta labio
> >labio and Monodonta labio confusa.  However,
> >if the nominate species alone is to be placed
> >in the list, what is the correct usage?
> >Should it be listed as, eg. Monodonta labio
> >labio or Monodonta labio?  I have seen both
> >forms in species lists.
> >
> >Any help you can give me is deeply
> >appreciated.
> >
> >All the best from Korea!
> >Ron Noseworthy
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