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I have recently been working on articles about two genera of freshwater snails, Aphaostracon and Floridobia. I have a couple of questions:

1. I see variation in sources for the spelling of the specific name of some species. Is MolluscaBase a reliable source for accepted names of species?
2. About half of the species in each genera have articles, but all of those articles are very short stubs, with little or no content that could not be included in a list in the genera article. Would it be acceptable to convert those stubs to redirects to the genera articles?

Donald Albury 15:40, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Molluscabase is very reliable since it relies on the top experts in their field.

I wouldn't convert stubs into redirects to the genus article, since, in this project, we're aiming at converting these stubs into full-fledged articles. This may take some time, maybe even years. This is what I have been doing along all these years. Furthermore, these stubs are related to an entry in Wikidata and have possibly (or may have in the future) a photo in the Commons. JoJan (talk) 14:40, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Good to know about MolluscaBase, although that means I will have to move a couple of stubs to the currently accepted names as given in MolluscaBase. I'll leave the existing stubs, but don't plan to create any new ones. Donald Albury 19:04, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'll second the view that MolluscaBase is reliable, probably among the most reliable of all sources used on WoRMS. On the species articles, I'll support them as stubs of articles with potential for expansion. However, a good genus article is a suitable alternative, so I won't advocate automatic/bot creation of species articles. The status quo is fine. —  Jts1882 | talk  19:15, 15 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As this is a highly active WikiProject, I would like to introduce you to

Should Flaxen elimia and Pleurocera catenaria be merged? I'm unclear as to the exact relationship; flaxen elimia may be a common name of subspecies Pleurocera catenaria catenaria. Certes (talk) 17:50, 2 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is a super popular aquarium snail, I was surprised to find the article so short/under-sourced. I found this source: https://museucienciesjournals.cat/es/amz/issue/19-2021-amz/the-gastropod-vitta-zebra-bruguiere-1792-neritidae-a-possible-amphidromous-species-threatened-by-human-impact-in-brazilian-rivers?last= which could maybe help expand it. There's also a ton of aquarium-related pieces online but I'm less positive about reliability with those. Sock-the-guy (talk) 22:54, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm realizing this may be the wrong species. Could someone clarify if it's this or the Vittina natalensis? Sock-the-guy (talk) 23:03, 9 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just a heads up that there are some major taxon changes published here:

Salvador RB, Silva FS, Cavallari DC, Köhler F, Slapcinsky J, Breure ASH (2023) Molecular phylogeny of the Orthalicoidea land snails: Further support and surprises. PLoS ONE 18(7): e0288533. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288533

Not my usual topic, but I did some edits regarding Antidrymaeus.

EponineBunnyKickQueen (talk) 21:54, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]