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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:40:43 -0400
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To: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Fwd: Re: Another Possible Problem with Naming Conventions fo=
> > > As can be seen, _Pangammadelta_ would be a junor heterodefinitio= nal >synonym of >> _Betoidea_. The convention of having the total group starting wit= h "Pan-" >would >> be ruined, because the proper name for the clade (assuming the cl= adogram >is >> ccorrect) is _Betoidea_. > >This is a very good example. > >It does, however, presuppose that even of heterodefinitional synonym= s only >the oldest one should be used. While rather logical, and a good idea= , I >can't remember a place in the PhyloCode where it would say that this= should >be done. This is covered in Art. 14.2 (and, more generally, in Art. 12.2). As= =20 the code is currently written, the only way for Pangammadelta to=20 become the accepted name for this clade would be through the=20 conservation process. Phil --=20 Philip D. Cantino Professor and Associate Chair Department of Environmental and Plant Biology Ohio University Athens, OH 45701-2979 U.S.A. Phone: (740) 593-1128; 593-1126 Fax: (740) 593-1130 e-mail: cantino@ohio.edu