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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 08:40:43 -0400
From: [unknown]
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
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U.S.A.

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