Flag for Taxon: Subspecies Nassarius glans particeps
| Flagger | Content Author | Content | Reason | Flag Created | Resolved by | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thomaseverest | Subspecies Nassarius glans particeps |
Synonym on MolluscaBase |
Oct. 22, 2022 22:14:10 +0000 | thomaseverest |
Swap done |
Comments
interesting, I've never seen it as a full species before
Neither, but it does make sense for particeps to have a species-level status IMO.
Should be fine to commit a taxon swap.
we've always been IDing these to ssp right? (so that there won't be particeps hiding under glans?)
They don't really have a source so I can't really verify if it's legit. But I'm generally in favor of elevating to species just because subspecies get weird on iNat.
Yeah, there are only 8 observations of N. glans in Australia that aren't as ssp. particeps.
The status source on MolluscaBase is "Wilson, B. (1994) Australian marine shells.", a book that gets some taxonomy wrong, and makes some questionable taxonomic decisions, but more importantly is pretty old by now. In this particular instance, though, I still think particeps should have species status.
I have only seen it as subspecies. I wonder what reason was given for elevating to species level status?
Opposition to elevating? I don't have a huge preference other than to follow MB.
none
Nope, all good
Here's a few observations that will need some IDs to bump them over if they aren't updated:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?id=100578747,102073087,103692506,12672189,126946554,13570904,138805694,140744637,16899551,18598238,64935197&place_id=any&verifiable=any
MB has this as a full species. Does that seem right? @ben_travaglini @thebeachcomber @adrian2370 @invertebratist @predomalpha