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Taxonomy: For all marine species, Project Gastropods uses the taxonomy in the online database WoRMS. When starting a new article, do not use sources of taxonomic information that predate the 2017 revision for all gastropod groups ("Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families" by Philippe Bouchet & Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hausdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, Alexander Nützel, Pavel Parkhaev, Michael Schrödl and Ellen E. Strong in Malacologia, 2017, 61(1–2): 1–526.) (can be dowloaded at Researchgate.net), substituting the previous classification of 2005 Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). If you need help with any aspect of an article, please leave a note at the Project talk page.

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Nembrotha lineolata first sentence

Hi gastropod enthusiasts. I encountered the article on Nembrotha lineolata and was confronted with this first sentence:

Nembrotha lineolata is a species of nudibranch, a sea slug, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae.

I looked at the other Nembrotha species, and they mostly have variations of this first sentence (though some – like Nembrotha aurea – put "sea slug" before "nudibranch"). Many other nudibranch articles have similar first sentences as well.

To me, this sentence feels rather clunky. I don't think it's necessary to know that this species is a nudibranch and a sea slug and a marine gastropod and a mollusk and in the family Polyceridae. But I have no experience with writing gastropod articles. So I'm asking here: Should this sentence be trimmed, and if so, how should it be written instead? Also, should "marine" link to Ocean, Marine life, or something else entirely? For reference, here's a link to the lone FA-class gastropod article, Laevistrombus canarium.

Regards, PrinceTortoise (he/him • poke) 01:17, 1 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've noticed that a lot of the first sentences have this problem, I've also noticed a "sea of blue" problem, especially with land snails; the sentence "terrestrial gastropod mollusks" is not as uncommon as it ought to be. World's Okayest Student (talk) 04:25, 19 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tree of Life § Competition proposal

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Tree of Life § Competition proposal. Cremastra _talk 00:39, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Drymaeus poecilus GA nomination

Hello everyone! After spending some time working on it, I’ve decided to nominate Drymaeus poecilus for Good Article (GA) status. This is a significant step, especially given how little is known about the species, and about Drymaeus as a whole. I'm excited to give it a shot! I’ll do my best to provide any additional information the reviewers might need. Feel free to jump in as a reviewer, or lend a hand in promoting the article. Your support is very welcome! Daniel Cavallari (talk) 12:55, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Merging Wikiprojects

Maybe we should have a Wikiproject mollusks instead of a bunch of Wikiprojects on different types of mollusk. Zhenghecaris (talk) 20:19, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I wouldn't object to be honest, but how active are the other projects, I wonder? Daniel Cavallari (talk) 20:52, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know there is only one thing in the talk page of Wikiproject bivalves and no other Wikiprojects. Zhenghecaris (talk) 21:27, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In my experience, the most substantial discussion happens at WT:TOL. The more taxon-specific projects (such as this one and WP:ARTH) are still important, though. The difference is that the taxon-specific projects are more geared towards content, while WP:TOL basically does nothing other than serve as a central discussion page for interested editors. Cremastra (talk · contribs) 01:48, 28 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Recent GAs

Hey folks! Just to let you know, we've had some articles recently promoted to GA! Check it out:

Drymaeus poecilus - promoted on April 22, 2025
Voluta ebraea - also promoted on April 22, 2025

Also, Megalobulimus dryades is currently under review if you want to drop by!

Cheers!- Daniel Cavallari (talk) 21:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations ! Excellent work ! JoJan (talk) 08:12, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gemmula diomeda

I think the page Gemmula diomedea should be moved to Oliveragemmula diomedea. The reason is because sources like WoRMS and OBIS have changed it to that and Gemmula diomedea is now a superseded combination. What do you think? Vestrix (talk) 03:29, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done. JoJan (talk) 10:50, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Vestrix (talk) 20:29, 22 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]