RE: Yet Another FAQ: phylum, order, family

[AM Yates <Adam.Yates@bristol.ac.uk>]

On Fri, 10 Aug 2001, Thomas R. Holtz, Jr. wrote:

> > What about -oidea for superfamilies?
> 
> D'oh!  I meant "the family group" (which includes sub- and superfamilies).
> However, chondrichthyian workers have ALSO used that suffix for suborder
> endings.
> 

Another strange exception is the malacologist's preference for "acea" as
the suffix for superfamilies


cheers

adam