Topic: Mollusc Query and iNaturalist
Chris,
Sorry for this but I have a query which has been thrown up by iNaturalist (it is being used for the Greenspace Challenge by Merseyside BioBank). I have bulk uploaded a set of records taken at Crosby Beach in Merseyside (mostly mollusc records) to iNaturalist - one of the species involved was Ensis directus which, on uploading, has been changed by iNaturalist to Ensis leei. Checking WORMS shows Ensis directus to be a synonym of Ensis leei BUT the UKSI seems to suggest that Ensis leei is an ill-formed name.
Any idea what might be the issue here ?? IS E.leei an ill-formed name or should it be a synonym of E.directus or should E.directus be a synonym of E.leei ??
Thanks for any help/clarification you can provide.
Steve
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