Carios vs. Carlos

[Robin Leech]

Carios or Carlos, the specific epithet is not correct.  As it is a fossil,
there are a few other rules in the ICZN that should be followed.  I suspect
that this one should have been Carios jerseyites.
Robin leech
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From: "Joel Hutcheson" <hjhutch at LAMAR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:36 AM
Subject: Carios vs. Carlos


> All,
> The name of the tick is Carios, not Carlos.  ABC news could not even
> spell a six-letter word correctly.......
>
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