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An Illustrated and Cross-Referenced Glossary of Malacological and Conchological Terms |
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| by Paul S. Mikkelsen | |||
| Term | Definition |
| SPLITTER | In taxonomy, one who recognizes more species because they believe that differences between two or more PHENOTYPES are species specific and that they all should be treated as more than one species. See also: LUMPER. | |
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