The work by Karsten, 1789 has been officially placed on the list of none
available works (non-binominal) in zoological nomenclature.
Henk K. Mienis

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From: "Cristian Ruiz Altaba" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: any news from east atantic naticidae ?


> Dear colleagues,
>
> Just one question: if Nerita punctata Karsten, 1789 is transferred to
> Naticarius, then it is no longer a homonym of Nerita punctata 0.F.Müller,
> 1776, so Naticarius punctatus (Karsten, 1789) would turn out to be a
> junior
> synonym of Naticarius stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791)?  Even if this is the
> case, the current Code of Zoological Nomenclature strives NOT to change
> current widespread usage in favor of byzarre resurrected names -this is
> done through reversal of precedence.  Any opinions?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Cristian R. Altaba
> LHS, University of the Balearic Islands
> and Department of teh Envronment, Government of the Balearic Islands
>
>
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