tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post3477949166843486345..comments2024-01-09T19:56:03.647-05:00Comments on Freshwater Gastropods of North America: Bill and Ruth and Jack and Virginia, and CampelomaRob Dillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09916618545870123585noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post-9458666639437422272021-05-10T15:08:11.181-04:002021-05-10T15:08:11.181-04:00Which makes it wrong and confusing but you be you....Which makes it wrong and confusing but you be you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089109080945952320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post-16336198797001640232021-04-05T15:45:46.006-04:002021-04-05T15:45:46.006-04:00And thank you for your kind words! I agree with yo...And thank you for your kind words! I agree with you that it is surprising to see how long some scientific careers can extend, even as science churns forward at ever-dizzying rates. You met Mattox, who published in 1937. I met Clench, who published even earlier. I suppose you and I should watch our steps, as child-scientists now in their early 20s may recall our memories in the year 2100.Rob Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916618545870123585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post-87041427142412271982021-04-05T15:32:36.345-04:002021-04-05T15:32:36.345-04:00Corrected, with a stipulation. When I use a paren...Corrected, with a stipulation. When I use a paren, it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.Rob Dillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09916618545870123585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post-33279947468054140902021-04-05T15:10:58.933-04:002021-04-05T15:10:58.933-04:00While the publication history of William Nicholson...While the publication history of William Nicholson's The American Edition of the British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences is complicated the article "Conchology"is generally accepted to be attributed to Say, 1817 not Say 1816/17 whatever that is. Also, he described the taxon as Lymnaea Decisa and the parens are not needed or desired as they imply that it was described in a different genus. Words and Parens have meaning. LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089109080945952320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1925453458905823877.post-9240709874748837352021-04-05T14:01:09.002-04:002021-04-05T14:01:09.002-04:00Still laughing over the chicken . . .
I notice No...Still laughing over the chicken . . .<br /><br />I notice Norman Mattox in here. He also worked on clam shrimp. I met him once, long, long ago.<br /><br />Thanks, Rob! Keep these great essays coming!<br />ChristopherD.C. Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846287708831196131noreply@blogger.com