Dear Andrew and all,

I think the list of " lost but lovely names in the Mollusca" would be huge,
since so many names went into some sort of oblivion as they are considered
synonyms. One of my favorites would be Strombus mirabilis sowerby 1870, as
Gray already named this species Strombus listeri in 1852. However, I had
the pleasure to describe a new genus for this species, in which "mirabilis"
was somewhat saved: Mirabilistrombus.

Gijs

----------
> Van: Andrew K. Rindsberg <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Re: where do the names come from
> Datum: woensdag 19 april 2000 20:58
>
> People keep asking where the names come from, but they less often ask
where
> they go when they are rendered invalid by synonymy or homonymy. Some
> wonderful names have been lost, and just because they chose the wrong
date
> to be named. So, for example, Brontosaurus was named after Apatosaurus,
> Amphioxus after Branchiostoma, and Washingtonia after Sequoia (also a
very
> nice name, I hasten to add). These examples are drawn respectively from
the
> dinosaurs, lancelets, and conifers.
>
> What are some examples of lost but lovely names in the Mollusca?
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama