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CKing
at Fri Nov 14 14:11:13 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by CKing ]
WW wrote:
"The ICZN also has the power to make rulings where a strict interpretations of the Code would go against the interest of stability and universality of the nomenclature. For instance, if you suddenly discover an older, largely forgotten name (which would take precedence under a strict interpretation of the rules) for a well-know taxon that has long been known under a more recent name, then the ICZN can set the provisions of the Code aside to preserve the stability of the nomenclature. "
The ICZN can also be called upon to preserve an established name that contains grammatical errors. The ICZN promotes taxonomic stability. The cladists are trying to destroy it. Some radical cladists are trying to do away with the Code altogether. You can find discussions by some to abandon the Code and replace it with the "Phylocode" in sci.bio.paleontology.
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RE: Eunectes beniensis - CKing, Fri Nov 14 14:11:13 2003