Talk:Atractophaedusa smithi

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This article was previously labelled as being "A" class, which is considered to be very close to Featured Article in standard. However, it appears to be the case that the proper A-class assessment procedure was not followed when "A" status was first awarded to this article.

The necessary qualifications for "A" class, and a description of the proper process for awarding "A" class, are described here[1].

The article has now been labeled as "B" class. Project Gastropods will attempt to have the article properly assessed to see if it currently qualifies officially for a higher rating, or can rapidly be improved to meet a higher rating standard, but if the article currently cannot qualify as higher than a "B", it will remain as "B" class until it is further improved.

The original editor claimed that all existing published information on this little-known species is already included in the article, however, even if that is the case, that by itself is not sufficient basis to award "A" status. Invertzoo (talk) 13:01, 29 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Correct name Atractophaedusa smithi?

Eg GBIF and WORMS say that correct name is Atractophaedusa smithi Estopedist1 (talk) 06:45, 16 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]