User talk:Malacologist2

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JoJan (talk) 07:53, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Accepted as

Hello and welcome again. I just saw the changes you made to Melanochlamys, changing "synonym of" into "accepted as". Indeed, WoRMS uses these words. But we have chosen not to, because the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature recognizes the word "synonym" (each of two or more names of the same rank used to denote the same taxonomic taxon), while the words "accepted as" do not occur in the ICZN rules. On the other hand, we don't want to become too technical by using terms such as "objective synonym", "junior synonym", "subjective synonym", "younger synonym", (disused or unused) "senior synonym". I hope you can agree with this and I hope to see more contributions from you. If you like, you can become a member of Wikipedia:WikiProject Gastropods, on which page you can find more explanations. JoJan (talk) 08:07, 6 June 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to the Gastropod Project

Welcome! A very big WELCOME to WikiProject Gastropods for you, Malacologist2, a new member! We are delighted that you decided to join the Project! Thank you for your interest and your contributions. Are you mostly just interested in gastropods or do bivalves interest you too? I ask because we also have a Bivalve Project. If you need any help understanding any aspect of Wikipedia, or the gastropod project, etc, please feel free to drop me a line. Invertzoo (talk) 19:50, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Aporodoris

On 9 June 2012 you wrote a message on my talk page about problems in the taxonomy. I replied that this couldn't be handled by Wikipedia. Therefore I sent an email to Dr. Bouchet. I have now received a (belated) answer that you can read on my talk page. I hope this satisfies your query. JoJan (talk) 09:09, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Barnstar

		The Bivalve Barnstar
		This spiny Spondylus Barnstar is awarded to you Malacologist2, in recognition of your 2012 work on the subject of bivalve mollusks as part of Wikipedia:WikiProject Bivalves which is one year old today! Your efforts are much appreciated! Invertzoo (talk) 18:25, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

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