Dear Harry,
Thanks, I couldn’t agree more with you, and therefore felt that Barbatia
fusca (Bruguiere, 1789) should not be used. So instead of just wondering
about it, I thought it better to seek the opinions of the community at
large.

The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology is available online. The Garcia & Oliver
paper appears in a supplement dedicated to molluscs, and can be downloaded
here - http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/rbz/supplement18.html

I am having trouble posting... Not quite sure what's wrong.

Siong
Singapore


>Dear Siong,
>
>Under the provisions of Article 81 of The Code
>(International Commission for Zoological
>Nomenclature [ICZN], 1999), Garc�a and Oliver
>cannot suppress the available name Arca fusca
>Lightfoot, 1786, nomen dubium or not, without the
>exercise of the plenary powers of the ICZN. This
>action requires petitioning that august body
>under the provisions of Article 79 (ICZN, 1999).
>
>Until the ICZN permits reversal of priority,
>Barbatia fusca (Brugui�re, 1789) is not an available name.
>
>I haven't gotten into the taxonomic (vs.
>nomenclatorial) issues you raise, but the
>designation of neotypes may be the best remedy to the confusion.
>
>It would help if the Garc�a & Oliver (2008) paper
>were made available to interested parties, most
>of whom aren't subscribers to the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology.
>
>Harry
>
>Garc�a, A.A. and P.G. Oliver, 2008. Species
>discrimination in seven species of Barbatia
>(Bivalvia: Arcoidea) from Thailand with a
>redescription of B. grayana (Dunker, 1858).
>Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 18: 7-23.
>
>ICZN (International Commission for Zoological
>Nomenclature), 1999. International code of
>zoological nomenclature fourth edition.
>International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature,
>London. pp. 1-306 + i-xxix. Available on-line at:
>< http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/index.jsp>.

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