[tcs-lc] Is nomenclatural type assingment taxonomic/concept based

[Gregor Hagedorn]

I cannot see whether someone else has responded to Nicos question of types 
(argument for wiki... :-) )

Nico writes:

"I have a few questions. Do this Objective/Subjective distinction help us? Is 
it feasible and desirable to have one schema handle some name relationships 
(homotypic ones) that are prescribed in the Codes but not others (heterotypic 
situations)? And what about the long list of [para/iso/ex/plasto/epi/lecto/...] 
typifications which clearly reflect taxonomic judgment?"

Gregor: Can you elaborate that? I think I disagree. Like almost any 
nomenclatural statement, some judgement (knowledge of true publication dates, 
rules of nomenclature and assessement whether these are followed is involved. I 
believe that assessing the kind of type that a specimen is in relation to a 
nomenclatural name falls into the same category. This category in my think is 
very different from heterotypic synonmyization based on the opinions about the 
extent of a taxon circumscription concept.

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