tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post4174494232976729448..comments2023-12-24T07:02:43.274+08:00Comments on Catalogue of Organisms: A Different Kind of ShellChristopher Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-79638220825891624812008-11-06T23:14:00.000+08:002008-11-06T23:14:00.000+08:00Does this mean "beetles in the bush" and I compris...Does this mean "beetles in the bush" and I comprise "both readers of this page?" I'm sure there are many more out there. Very cool critter; where I come from, the most common trochids are Tegula spp, rather non-descript little guys, so your post has expanded my view of this family.helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165590896472041493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5460788270738656369.post-77573435700785419582008-11-06T00:44:00.000+08:002008-11-06T00:44:00.000+08:00The flux in family vs. subfamily status for the va...The flux in family vs. subfamily status for the various trochid-type taxa is similar to that going on in many family-group taxa of beetles (and other insect orders as well, I presume). Notable examples are scarabs and weevils - more often referred to now as "scaraba<B>oids</B>" and "curculion<B>oids</B>" (in reference to their superfamilial monikers). The superfamily seems to be is the new family in terms of recognizable clades.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com