I was surprised to see that. An alphabetical listing hardly seems to be a tree (as listed). John On 3/18/24 11:18 AM, Robert Fales wrote: > Dear Vicky: > > You can go to the Taxon Tree in MolluscaBase (or WoRMS), but > everything is in alphabetical, rather than phylogenetic, order. > > https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=browser > > Bob > > On Monday, March 18, 2024 at 09:06:45 AM EDT, Vicky Wall > <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I tried WoRMS but couldn't find where to navigate to see a listing of > families similar to what is in some of my shell books. > Vicky > > On Mon, Mar 18, 2024 at 8:25 AM John Wolff <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Why not use WoRMS? > > John > > On 3/17/24 10:20 PM, Vicky Wall wrote: >> Thank you for helping me with my taxonomy questions. I appreciate >> your time! >> Vicky >> >> On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 8:23 PM [log in to unmask] >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Sorry, Superfamily of Zebinidae is Rissooidea. >> Carole >> >> >> >> On Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 08:07:18 PM EDT, >> [log in to unmask] >> <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> >> I use Turgeon et al. (Mollusks second edition, American >> Fisheries Society Second Edition, Special Publication 26, >> Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates. Donna >> Turgeon Chair edited by Quinn, Bogan, Coan, Hochberg, Lyons, >> Mikkelsen, Neves, et al. pub 1998. That is an old one and I >> know it is somewhat outdated, but that is the last PUBLISHED >> version. Many others have their own views and very probably >> they are correct, but none has been PUBLISHED. I took mine >> and numbered the families. Zebinidae has historically been >> part of the Rissoinidae but is a fairly new family (not in >> Turgeon), Since it is still in the superfamily Rissoininae, >> and the listings are alphabetical within the group, deal >> accordingly. (p 70 Turgeon) Vermetidae is on p. 81. >> Aplysiidae is on p 122, after the paper bubbles. Ellobiidae >> is on p 132 after the nudibranchs. >> So basically Bob's order corresponds to that of Turgeon. >> Carole Marshall >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 > <http://listserv.uga.edu/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1> > Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click > leave the list. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type > your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the > list. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > [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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type > your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the > list. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [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/scripts/wa-UGA.exe?SUBED1=conch-l-L&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------