The Phylocode homepage: http://www.ohiou.edu/phylocode/ >> It came as news to me. There is an alternative to the Linnaean >> Classification system we use. It's called PhyloCode. There's a good >article about it in the April 2005 issue of*** Discover* magazine. The >Linnaean system predates Darwinian theory and reflects Linnaeus' >"arrangement" of the Divine's order of the universe into Phylum, Class, etc. >based upon common traits. It does not reflect evolutionary ancestry. The >PhyloCode classifies >species by evolutionary ancestry and advocates critisize the Linnaean system >as "creationist" and out of step with "the evolutionary worldview." >> Take a look at the article. Comments? > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------