Commons:Valued image candidates/Busycon sinistrum (egg case).jpg

Busycon sinistrum (egg case).jpg

promoted

Image
Nominated by	Hans on 2011-05-30 07:40 (UTC)
Scope	Nominated as the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Busycon sinistrum (Lightning whelk), egg case
Used in	Global usage
Review (criteria)	Comment Scientific name per WoRMS and ITIS. Hans 07:40, 30 May 2011 (UTC)  Support all criteria met. -- George Chernilevsky talk 10:09, 30 May 2011 (UTC)  Comment I support too, but there is the problem, that WoRMS lists sinistrum as valid species, but does not mention contrarium. ITIS lists sinistrum as subspecies of contrarium. On the other hand, according Wikipedia and other authors, sinistrum is not a subspecies, but a pure synonym of contrarium, and therefore contrarium would be the valid name. Last but not least, some consider both as valid species, see e.g. here and here. I think, the species-status is not yet decided definitively. But as this is the only picture of an egg case of this species complex (Busycon contrarium and sinistrum), I say  Support. -- Unsigned vote by user Llez 2011-05-30 -- George Chernilevsky talk 11:44, 3 June 2011 (UTC) Result: 2 support, 0 oppose => promoted. George Chernilevsky talk 11:44, 3 June 2011 (UTC)