Flag for Taxon: Puerto Rican Semi-slug (Gaeotis flavolineata)
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thomaseverest | sambiology | Puerto Rican Semi-slug (Gaeotis flavolineata) |
Synonym on MolluscaBase |
May. 24, 2022 01:38:04 +0000 | thomaseverest |
Swap done |
Comments
Not sure what's happening here? But I think it has to do with nigrolineata and flavolineata? I believe they are considered diff species but I will ask on the zoology museum this week to see if I can confirm this.
Yes, MB says they are the same so if that's incorrect it would be great if someone could let them know.
I don’t think the zoology museum will have an answer in this case, as the database for mollusks is really outdated and currently I’m the only one working with them. Right now it includes specimens with both names, but it’s data from 2016 that I’ve yet to update. I lean towards them being the same species, also seems flavolineata is more commonly used than nigrolineata in any case.
I will keep them separate here and add a deviation then.
So here's this: Caracoles terrestres de Puerto Rico establishes that although it has not been published (perhaps it already has, this publication is from 2019) there were supposedly three Gaeotis spp. in Puerto Rico of which two were nigrolineata and flavolineata. Taxonomic revision indicates that this is actually just one species and the correct name should be nigrolineata since it is the oldest one.
@stevemaldonadosilvestrini @tomenthurium So we should merge the two species here?
I think that’d be good.
https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1550570
But the source is pretty old. Should this be swapped? I feel like I made a similar flag before but can't find it. Might've been a different species.
@lma82 @stevemaldonadosilvestrini @tomenthurium