Maxwell, Stephen J. (2023) Taxonomic Murder and Ethical Practice: A Reply to Alf and Wieneke (2023) on the Taxonomic State of Lambis vertriesti Dekkers & Maxwell, 2022 (Neostromboidae; Strombidae) and a Range Extension for that Species. European Journal of Applied Sciences, 11 (5). pp. 46-48.

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Abstract

Lambis vertriesti ranges from the Philippines into Indonesia. Significant morphological features differentiate L. vertriesti from Lambis lambis and the synonymisation of those species by Alf and Wienke (2023) is unwarranted. Lambis species in general are highly plastic in form, and therefore comparative studies should be based on type material for accuracy. The use of a regionalised form that is morphologically incompatible with the type is to be considered theoretically unsound as it fails to consider what was the original author's taxonomic intention.

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