To Gijs and others,
Excellent perception on Strombus wilsoni. I think it appropriate to emend
to S. wilsonorum. Gijs, have you been bold enough to put this in "hard-copy?"
The D. graciellae certainly is a bit of a neologism. It seems that the
trivial name can be regarded as an "arbitrary" construct (in part because
it avoids proper syntax) and will thus be insulated from emendation.
Harry
At 09:19 PM 1/29/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>Connected to this one:
>In 1962 R.T. Abbott described Strombus (Canarium) wilsoni after:
>"This species is named after the australian malacologist, Dr. Barry Wilson,
>and also after Mr. Wilson Darwin of Philadelphia." (Abbott, 1962.
>Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1(7): 455.
>As far as I can interpret the ICZN regulation as quoted in Harry'snote,
>this should be considered as an incorrect original spelling, and the
>specific epiteth should be emended to "wilsonorum".
>Another one is distorsio graceiellae.
>This species was named by Mr. Manfred Parth (yes, the very same one who
>described Bufonaria borisbeckeri) explicitely after two women, viz.:
>"I dedicate the name to my first wife Graziella Pierantoni (Milano, Italy)
>and to my future wife Grace Marcos (Palawa, Philippines): D. grace(iellae)"
>[sic] .
>So, one would expect "gracearum" or "graziellarum" or something alike.
>But, as more or less indicated, the names of the two ladies are not the
>same, and therefore the specific epiteth "graciellae" can (?must) be
>considered as an "arbitrary combination of letters" (ICZN art. 11.3), and
>is to be considered as an correct original spelling.
>
>Gijs
>
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>> Van: Harry G. Lee <[log in to unmask]>
>> Aan: [log in to unmask]
>> Onderwerp: Re: Saul
>> Datum: zaterdag 29 januari 2000 20:42
>>
>> Dear Stephanie, Wayne, et al.,
>>
>> Thanks to Stephanie, we have another piece of the jigsaw puzzle.
>According to
>> the third edition (the fourth is hot-off-the-press, on order, and not
>likely
>> any different on the matter at hand)of the ICZN, Article 32(b) "incorrect
>> original spelling (can be emended) if... (ii) there is in the original
>> publication itself, without recourse to any external source of
>information,
>> clear evidence of an inadvertent error..." It goes on to cite an
>example...
>> "douglasi in Eptesicus douglasi, said to be named after Marion and Athol
>> Douglas, is an incorrect original spelling that must be corrected to
>> douglasorum."
>>
>> Although G. B. Sowerby II didn't exactly state he was naming Murex Saulii
>[sic]
>> after Miss Jane Saul, it is quite obvious that he knew of a specimen(s)
>of this
>> new taxon in her (then already famous; now at Cambridge, UK) collection.
>> Placing myself in a contemporary readership and considering the author's
>renown
>> as a "shocking latinist," I would argue that Reeve's emendation of the
>> specific name to "Sauliae" was "justified" (ICZN-speak for kosher), but
>it a
>> isn't an "air-tight case" (and G. B. S.'s linguistic deficiencies might
>be
>> deemed "irrelevant" to the nomenclatorial argument in an ICZN
>proceeding).
>>
>> I presume the actual date of publication of the original description of
>Murex
>> Saulii [sic] in Proc. Zool. Soc. London was 1841; or was it 1840?
>>
>> Did Snyder (1986) actually say he named Latirus anni for his wife? Can
>you
>> provide the reference?
>>
>> Harry
>>
>> Ref.: Ride, W. D. L., C. W. Sabrosky, G. Bernardi, R. V. Melville, J. O.
>> Corliss, J. Forest, K. H. L. Key, and C. W. Wright, 1985. International
>> code of
>> zoological nomenclature. Third edition. Univ. Calif., Berkeley, xx + pp.
>1-338.
>> Feb.
>>
>>
>> At 03:12 AM 1/30/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> >Hello all
>> (cut)
>> >I have copied all
>> >the molluscan articles out of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society,
>> >London (one of my favourite old journals) from its first volume to
>about
>> >1855 so far.
>> >
>> >And looking at the article in question which is -
>> >
>> >1841, Soweby, GB, Jun., Descriptions of some new species of Murex,
>> >principally from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proc Zoo Soc Lond
>> >1840:137-147
>> >
>> >The name is given as Murex Saulii Conch. Illustr. f. 77. followed by a
>> >latin descriiption which is among the more lengthy in this paper.
>> >He gives the location as: ad insulam Capul, Philippinarum. H. Cuming
>legit.
>> >Mus. Saul, Stainforth, Reeves.
>> > With the following note: It is somewhat surpising that this species
>should
>> >not have been distinguished ere this from M. Palmarosae, from which it
>> >differs in having a smooth inner lip, and in having small projecting
>fronds
>> >on the varices between the larger ones.
>> >
>> >It is certainly not clear from the description which is not unusual for
>> >this period to indicate who the shell is actually named after. For
>example
>> >the preceeding species is Murex Banksi Conch. Illustr, f. 82. with no
>> >indication of who this might be or any acknowledgement such as for my
>> >friend etc.
>> (cut)
>> >It would seem obvious that Sowerby made a mistake, but from what is
>written
>> >it can not be argued that he did and the name should still remain as M.
>> >saulii and not M. sauliae or M. saulae.
>> >
>> >I can think of an example of this sort of error from the recent
>literature:
>> >Martin Snyder named Fusinus anni in 1986 after his wife Ann, the mistake
>> >was by the author and the correct name is still F. anni.
>> >
>> >Regards
>> (cut)
>> >Stephanie A. Clark
>> >Invertebrate Identification
>> >Unit 4/17 Morris Street
>> >PO Box 418
>> >Summer Hill, NSW 2130
>> >Australia
>> >phone 61 (02) 9799 5689 fax 61 (02) 9799 5610 mobile 0412 372388
>> >email [log in to unmask]
>>
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