Folks
Mimeography is not, and never has been, a bar to a publication being available for taxonomic purposes. However, I am very interested in the source of this persistent myth. The earliest manifestation I have seen so far in Western literature is in a paper by Ruth Turner (I think; I'm speaking from memory, being at home right now) in Johnsonia in the 1960s.
What the Code does prohibit for taxonomical purposes is "handwriting reproduced as such by any means". Some early mimeographed works used handwritten stencils, and they thus are not available. Mimeographed works that used typed stencils - like the Newsletter of the Conchological Society of Southern California - are perfectly OK, and always have been.
I'd like to hear from anyone who knows roughly when the misinformation about mimeography started. It's part of a study I'm doing.
Paul Callomon
Collection Manager, Malacology, Invertebrate Paleontology and General Invertebrates
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Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 6:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Old Publication on Scientific Latin Names
Dear Rich,
I know this little publication (not by ICZN criteria since it is
mimeographed -at least my copy is).
I find it useful for the nomenclatorial, linguistic, and etymological
remarks - and have since Bill Old recommended it to me no more than
ten years after its production.
I always cross-check pretty much everything that isn't a slam-dunk,
and there are few inaccuracies in these aspects.
Harry
At 05:58 PM 6/13/2014, worldwide wrote:
>While doing some research on the Internet this afternoon, I came
>across a very interesting, seemingly self-published, conchological
>paper from 1954 entitled, "An up-to-date systematic list of 3200
>seashells from Greenland to Texas: translation, explanation, and
>gender of their names" by Henry Poirier.
>
>I cannot vouch for the accuracy of this publication, but it is one
>that many have never heard of.
>
>It is available to download in a variety of document formats from the
>"Biodiversity Heritage Library's Internet Archive".
>https://archive.org/details/uptodatesystemat00poir
>
>I'm interested to know what you think about its content and validity.
>
>Rich
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