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Duplicated scientific names in taxon core #23

Open LienReyserhove opened 5 years ago

LienReyserhove commented 5 years ago

Several scientific names are duplicated in the taxon core:

dwc_scientificName idspecies ordo family genus
Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus 1758) 52831 Rodentia Caviidae Cavia
Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus 1758) 900966 NA Caviidae Cavia
Eliomys quercinus (Linnaeus 1766) 52845 Rodentia Myoxidae Eliomys
Eliomys quercinus (Linnaeus 1766) 900975 Rodentia Gliridae Eliomys
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 52847 Insectivora Erinaceidae Erinaceus
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 900977 Insectivora Erinaceidae Erinaceus
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 52858 Rodentia Istricidae Hystrix
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 900984 Cyperales Istricidae Hystrix
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 52877 Rodentia Muridae Mus
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 900995 Rodentia Muridae Mus
Mustela lutreola 52878 Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela
Mustela lutreola 900997 Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus 1758) 52889 Artiodactyla Tayassuidae Pecari
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus 1758) 901002 NA Tayassuidae Pecari

Some of these differ in their classification. I compared those species with the GBIF backbone, and suggest to remove those that are not conform to the backbone taxonomy. I suggest to keep the following records in the taxon core:

dwc_scientificName idspecies ordo family genus
Cavia porcellus (Linnaeus 1758) 52831 Rodentia Caviidae Cavia
Eliomys quercinus (Linnaeus 1766) 900975 Rodentia Gliridae Eliomys
Erinaceus europaeus Linnaeus 1758 52847 Insectivora Erinaceidae Erinaceus
Hystrix cristata Linnaeus 1758 52858 Rodentia Istricidae Hystrix
Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 52877 Rodentia Muridae Mus
Mustela lutreola 52878 Carnivora Mustelidae Mustela
Pecari tajacu (Linnaeus 1758) 52889 Artiodactyla Tayassuidae Pecari