Great points, Tom. A few journals still retain use of a year volume (e.g., 2010), instead of the more common volume number (e.g., volume 125). The problem with this is that, when there is a long delay, the year volume may not match the actual year in which the issues were published. This adds yet another layer to the potential for confusion.
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From: Conchologists List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Thomas Eichhorst
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Subject: Re: [CONCH-L] Journal date versus actual publication date
The really neat trick is when there is only a single date on the publication, like 1841, yet it really wasn't published until 1842. If known, this actual date of publication (e.g. 1842) takes precedence, making taxonomist's lives interesting as they try and unravel our conchological past. This means the researcher must not only have access to the original publication, but also to sources that investigate the original publication.
Here is where something like Dick Petit's recent work on the Sowerby's is worth its weight in, if not gold, then at least something else precious.
And finally, for those who say, "Who cares if the date is 1841 or 1842?"
Taxonomists care. The difference in dates can mean a name thought valid is actually a junior synonym. So we learn more, we correct things as best we can, and in the process provide material for many shell collectors to mumble and gripe about as they change data slips. Hey! If you want stability, collect neck ties... Ya gotta be tough to collect shells.
Tom Eichhorst - looking at a small nerite from Morocco with a nice pattern of brown lines and tents on a white shell for which I finally dug up the original description. The description for my brown and white patterned shell reads, "...d'un beau noir brillant." My wonderful computer translates this to read, "...a beautiful glossy black." Wrong name, wrong shell, more fun digging ahead...
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From: "Alan Kohn" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:38 AM
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> Dear Randy, et al.,
>
> If the publication indicates more than one date, the correct date is
> the last day of those given, unless contrary evidence exists. The
> matter is governed by Article 21 of the International Code of
> Zoological Nomenclature.
> You can access it online at http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted-sites/iczn/code/.
>
> Alan
>
>
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>> Dear list,
>> If a given journal title page date is not the actual publication
>> date, for example, the title page says 1908 but the publication date
>> on same title page is stated as 1909, what is the correct date for
>> any given original taxonomic description in said journal?
>> Cheers,
>> Randy Bridges
>> www.rbridges.com
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