synonmys

["James at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Bergdahl at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu, Conservation at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Biology at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Center" at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu]

The following statement appears to be incorrect. It seems to me a truely
extinct species still has a valid name despite the fact the species no
longer exists, such as the dodo.

James Bergdahl
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-----Original Message-----
From: Neal Evenhuis <neale at BISHOPMUSEUM.ORG>
To: TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Date: Monday, January 24, 2000 7:07 PM


>>A species is never synonymized, a name is.   It would be important only if
>>"your" name was a junior synonym.
>>If it is a senior synonym, it sticks.
>
>
>Touche --
>
>However, philosophically speaking, a species can be synonymized if it
>dies out, say, due to human intervention. Then it becomes synonymous
>with "extinct".
>
>Like "dead as a dodo".
>
>:)
>
>Neal Evenhuis
>