At 19.38 27/12/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>Most of the names attributed to Linnaeus date from
the inception >of the binominal system of nomenclature
which began with the >10th edition of his Systema
Naturae in 1758. That work was >published under his
name in Latinized form, Carolus Linnaeus.  >Between
1758 and 1767, the date of the 12th edition of the
>Systema in which additional new species of mollusks
were >described, Linnaeus was ennobled by the Swedish
king as Carl von >Linné.  Species described by
Linnaeus, regardless of which >Edition they date from,
are often attributed to "Linné."  A few >mollusks date
from other of Linnaeus' publication.
>
>Most modern authors publishing in scientific journals
cite his >name as Linnaeus for all of his species.

I have recently received a comment from a referee on a
paper of mine on this topic.
I had cited the author of many linnean taxa as by
Linné, 1758.
He wrote to me:
"Please note that, throughout the text, it should be
spelled Linnaeus, 1758 not Linné, 1758 (on the other
hand, a later edition should be referred as Linné,
1767)."
I still have not understood the rule. Which is the
most correct way of citing Carl?
Thanks
Paolo


Paolo G. ALBANO
Bologna, ITALY
Webmaster of Società Italiana di Malacologia website at http://www.aicon.com/sim




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