Anyone want to name a new genus?

[Level_Head]

hummm, I think I have been called worse . Having the opportunity to come up with the name for a genus makes me reflect on the interesting things that have presented themselves on TONMO, for myself as well as others.

When is the next book going to be ready for review?

*chuckle*

I am pleased to say that Octans War has been restarted, as of last night. I was stuck in a spot that was too similar to a scene in Age of Octans -- but then a new character showed up. So, as of today, I am 23.7% done with Book 2. You'll recognize a couple of names, not least of which is an engaging restaurateur named "Trapa."

A few folks here have read the first book; I'd be tickled to see a topic on the octans' biology here.

 

[DWhatley]

I guess this means I no longer have my 15 seconds of fame for coming up with the name for a new genus.
Walvisteuthis

"Walvisteuthis rancureli and W. youngorum were originally placed in a new genus, Callimachus, by Bolstad (2010) in her review of the Onychoteuthidae. She was skeptical that the peculiar Walvisteuthis virilis that had originally been placed in its own family, was an onychoteuthid. The latter had some very peculiar features and was only known from two mature males. Vecchione et al. (2015) in their description of Walvisteuthis jeremiahi, reviewed the position of the genus in light of new data and concluded that the peculiar features of W. virilis were due to morphological changes related to maturity and placed Callimachus as a junior synonym of Walvisteuthis."

 

[tonmo]

"junior synonym" - ouch!
It was good while it lasted?

ALCES owes you one, D!

 

[Architeuthoceras]

 

[ekocak]

Dang. Such is taxonomy.