Opalia borealis Carpenter, 1864 (ex Gould) was described by Carpenter, 1864
and is not a nude name there.

I am unable to locate a "borealis 'Beck' Lyell, 1842" and a clue to it would
be appreciated.

dick p.

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> Going through the Aldrich material, I have come across a lot labeled
> "Scalaria borealis Gld" from Oregon.  According to Turgeon et al. 2nd
> ed., borealis Gould in Carpenter, 1864 was nude and validated by Keep,
> 1881 (citing DuShane, 1979, Veliger 22(2):121-2).
> Abbott, 2nd ed., lists what is evidently this species as wroblewskii
> Morch, 1876.
>
> borealis "Gould" is a secondary homonym of borealis "Beck" Lyell, 1842
> in old classifications that throw Acirsa and Opalia into the same
> genus, and may have been incorrectly disregarded on that basis.
> However, wroblewskii would be older than borealis "Gould/Carpenter"
> Keep, so I'm unsure why Turgeon et al. list it as borealis.  Any
> insights?
>
>
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> Dr. David Campbell
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> University of Alabama
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