But if Ferussac named his illustration in a caption (I don't know if he
did), why wouldn't this constitute an indication under ICZN rules and
therefore be available; "the proposal... of a new species-group name in
association with an illustration of the taxon being named," which seems to
allow a new species name to become available without a formal description.



At 09:27 AM 03/30/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Thanks to Aydin for pointing out the correct spelling of Cochlicopa.
>However, I want to point out that Cionella appears to be the correct genus
>to use. Although the date of Cochlicopa Fe'russac, 1821 is prior to Cionella
>Jeffreys, 1829, Fe'russac published only the figures in 1821. The
>description came later, so Cochlicopa was not properly described according
>to the international rules of zoological nomenclature. Consequently,
>Cionella Jeffreys, 1829 is the next available and apparently correct name to
>use. Turgeon et al. (1999, American Fisheries List of common names of
>mollusks) refer to Kennard's (1942, Proc. Malac. Soc. London 25:111-118)
>explanation, which is good, although not very detailed. Igor Muratov and I
>worked with Gary Rosenberg on the question to discover that Fe'russac's
>figures and description were published at different times.
>   There MIGHT be a chapter on raising snails in the second edition of How
>to Study and Collect Snails, which is being assembled by Charlie Sturm
>([log in to unmask]). Contact Charlie if you are interested in collaborating
>on writing the chapter on raising land snails.
>   -Tim-
>
>Timothy A. Pearce, Ph.D., Curator of Mollusks
>Delaware Museum of Natural History
>Box 3937, 4840 Kennett Pike        302-658-9111 x319
>Wilmington, DE 19807-0937, USA    [log in to unmask]
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: James M Cheshire [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Wednesday, 29 March, 2000 00:26
>Subject: Cocliocopa lubrica
>
>Dear all,
>I need some advice. I have some tiny (5mm), juvenile Cocliocopa lubrica
>that I collected in my back yard. I placed these snails in a small
>container with some leaf-litter and a stone, and they all are quite active.
>I want to keep them for some time, as I want to see if I can observe any
>shell growth. However, I don't know what kind of care they need; what do
>they eat? Do they need water? Should they be kept moist? Do they need to
>stay in the dark? I would really appreciate help on this subject; I haven't
>been able to find info on it anywhere else.
>
>Thanks,
>James
>
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