I believe this too . One more example : Notocypraea comptonii trenberthae
(Trenberth , 1961 ) !!! Franck Frydman
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From: "Bobbi Cordy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: Re :Becoming lazy in naming species


> Good Point Paul.   But, I do believe there is some Pride and Greed
involved in
> the naming.
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> > "Re :Becoming lazy in naming species" .....    A few points:
> >
> > (1) Anyone who takes the time necessary to determine whether a species
is new
> > (to science) does indeed work very hard at both the research and
subsequent
> > publication...    hardly lazy, either physically or intellectually.  I
think
> > that it does, however, take a little more work to come up with an
appropriate
> > descriptive name.
> >
> > (2) Naming a new species after a person (i.e., creating a "patronym") is
> > allowable under the rules of the International Code of Zoological
> > Nomenclature (ICZN).  Thus, it is an option to be used or not used, at
the
> > discretion of the author. [i.e., if you don't like the rules, then
change the
> > rules!  ...petitioning the ICZN for rule changes is a lot of work too!]
> >
> > (3) Using descriptive nomenclatural terms, latinized or not, (consider
the
> > "Map Cowry", Cypraea mappa) certainly assists other conchologists /
> > malacologists / enthusiasts to identify the subject shell, whereas a
patronym
> > seldom (if ever?) will help with the identification process.  (and as
another
> > person has stated, the descriptive name withstands the test of time...
it
> > remains useful, forever)
> >
> > (4) The use of a patronym, while legally allowed, CAN be misused!  I
don't
> > recall the whole story well, but I do believe that someone (Alexander
> > Agassiz?) named a small fish after someone he did not like....   simply
> > because the fish lived in the butthole of a holothurian (sea cucumber)!
[or
> > perhaps the fish was named after him by soneone else!]
> >
> > (5) While it may be an honor to have your name used to name a new
species,
> > how honorable is it if / when that name falls into synonymy later on?
> > ...perhaps indicating that the author was rather too quick to do you a
favor.
> >
> > That said, I personally think patronyms should be avoided if possible.
> >
> > Paul Mikkelsen
> >
> > ps:  Agree or disagree with the use of patronyms, I also think that it's
a
> > great topic for discussion!   ...and great use of Conch-L services.
>
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