preceding_taxon_codes: Get taxon codes of preceding taxa
Description
Find all codes that logically precede the specified codes. For instance, code "ABC" ("Anhyturbels") returns "AA" ("Histels") "ABA" ("Histoturbels") and "ABB" ("Aquiturbels"). Use in conjunction with a lookup table that maps Order, Suborder, Great Group and Subgroup taxa to their codes (see taxon_code_to_taxon and taxon_to_taxon_code).
Usage
preceding_taxon_codes(codes)
Value
A list with equal length to input vector; one character vector per element
Arguments
codes
A character vector of codes to calculate preceding codes for
Details
Accounts for Keys that run out of capital letters (more than 26 subgroups) and use lowercase letters for a unique subdivision within the "fourth character position."