Thank you Harry for opening that door, which helps me detecting possible
targets.
Olivier
Le 25/07/2014 17:44, Harry Lee a écrit :
> Dear Olivier,
>
> I messed up; yesterday I should have written Uzita H. and A. Adams,
> 1853 rather than "Hima."
>
> Hima Leach, 1852: 122-126) was introduced as a full genus. Its type
> species (TS), Buccinum minutum Pennant, 1777 [= B. incrassatum Strøm,
> 1768], was established by the subsequent designation (SD) of Marwick
> (1931: 115).
>
> However, Woodring (1928: 265) pointed out that Hima is actually a
> misspelling of Hinia Leach in J.E. Gray, 1847a³: 269, inasmuch as the
> same three species, Buccinum minutum Pennant, 1777, Buccinum
> reticulatum Linnaeus, 1758, and Planaxis mollis G.B. Sowerby I, 1823
> (unnecessarily renamed Hima laevigata Leach, 1852: 126; pl. 10, fig.
> 1), were originally included in each unit. Thus Hima Leach, 1852 is an
> incorrect subsequent spelling and thus unavailable for the purposes of
> taxonomic nomenclature (I.C.Z.N., 1999: Article 33). The TS of Hinia
> was restricted to Buccinum reticulatum Linnaeus, 1758 by the SD of
> Cossmann (1901: 204). Since Tritia Risso, 1826: 172 is also based on
> B. reticulatum [SD Gray (1847b: 139], Hinia is an objective junior
> synonym thereof and must yield precedence.
>
> A more elaborate presentation, with bibliography, figures, footnotes,
> etc., of the above appears on pp. 3-5 at
> <http://www.jaxshells.org/marapr13.pdf>.
>
> Species included under Hima since Marwick's action seem to be best
> placed in Uzita; see <http://www.jaxshells.org/julaug13.pdf>. Tritia
> is not considered synonymous with the latter. The type species of the
> above three generic units now placed in the Nassariidae are figured in
> the two linked Shell-O-Gram papers.
>
> While probably not conspecific, your shell bears a certain resemblance
> to Uzita incrassata (Strøm, 1768). Neither it or any of the other taxa
> discussed is close to Buccinum arcularium Linnaeus, 1758, the TS of
> Nassarius Duméril, 1805.
>
> Harry
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