Hi Folks, especially you taxonomy wizzards -
 
The following excerpt is from the description of Naticarius cruentatus
(Gmelin, 1791), in Poppe & Goto's European Seashells, Volume 1:
 
"N. hebraeus (Martyn, 1784) is the oldest name for the species, but all names
given by Martyn - except some for species from New Zealand - have been
rejected by the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature."
 
Question - What did the poor fellow do that prompted the ICZN to unilaterally
throw out all the species names assigned by him?  And, what was different
about those New Zealand names?
 
Regards,
Paul M.
Rhode Island