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G Thomas Watters wrote:
>
> Here's a puzzler for all the taxonomic folk. I've read and reread the Code
> and can't get a clear answer.
>
> 1. Smith introduces the generic name Buster in 1823.
> 2. Smith's work is tossed out by an ICZN opinion in 1923.
> 3. Jones uses Smith's name in 1830, but gives no examples. Is Jones now the
> author of Buster?
> 4. White in 1850 lists Buster Smith, 1823, as a synonym of another genus,
> and gives a single species (browni) for Buster, but does not specifically
> call it the type. Has White designated a type for Buster? If Jones isn't
> the author, is White? Has Buster been introduced in synonymy?
> 5. Later, White (1852) uses Buster as a valid genus and gives himself as
> the author and lists several examples, apparently believing the earlier
> Buster was unavailable. None of the included species are browni.
> 6. So, does Buster date from White (1852), with an unchosen type, or from
> Jones (1830) with browni as type, or from White (1850) with browni as type?
>
> You have 30 seconds. Begin.
>
> G. Thomas Watters, PhD
> Curator of Molluscs
> Museum of Biological Diversity
> Department of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology
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