Tom,

A number of Wolfgang Weyrauch taxa are manuscript names. Weyrauch traded
extensively with the likes of Walter F. Webb and collectors around the
world, and sent many more lots of these shells with unpublished names to
malacologists around the world.

His data tags (neatly typed narrow strips of paper) include names, mostly
subspecies, he hoped to publish -- and mostly South American land shells
for those not familiar with Weyrauch’s malacological work.  The operative
word though is "hoped".  His data tags often included "paratype"
designations or stated "From the original series".  Hundreds of shells were
designated as paratypes and were often circulated. Much of Weyrauch's
material ended up in museums and the names were unfortunately adopted.

Now that is not to say that all of Weyrauch's taxa are unpublished.
"Archiv für Molluskenkunde" contains a number of his papers published in
the 1950's and early 1960's.  I am not in the office today, but when I get
back I can check to see if any of the Weyrauch names you list are
published.  I have an almost complete set of Archiv, plus a number of other
Weyrauch papers that were published in other journals.  At least a few of
the Weyrauch names you list look familiar.

Anyway, try this major Weyrauch paper to start: "Neue landschnecken aus
Peru. Arch.Moll.(1956),85(4/6):145-164,pl.11".  It contains the
descriptions of numerous Bulimulidae taxa.  After comparing hundreds of
lots of Weyrauch material over the years, I believe that he proposed far
too many sub-specific taxa, especially for the genera Drymaeus and
Neopetraeus.

This paper also lists his validly published taxa and will probably be your
best resource, though I have not seen this paper myself:
1970: Zilch, A., Wolfgang Karl Weyrauch (1907-1970). -- Mitteilungen der
Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 2(18): 226-236. [BIOGRAPHY;
BIBLIOGRAPHY; LIST OF NEW TAXA] (ref.: T. Meijer Web site - Ice Age
Molluscs).

BTW, if anyone is unfamiliar with the term "manuscript name" here is a
definition extracted from the BIOSIS Nomenclatural Glossary for Zoology:
MANUSCRIPT NAME - an unpublished (qv) taxonomic name may be intended for
eventual publication or be used in correspondence or in public speech. Have
no standing in nomenclature until they are acceptably published.

A large number of Weyrauch lots are in the Field Museum in Chicago.  Their
Web site states, "Wolfgang Weyrauch (1985): 2,407 lots, 18,000 specimens;
South America; land snails; personal collection, mostly self-collected from
1940's through 1960's; many types and paratypes."

The Delaware Museum of Nat.Hist. also contains many Weyrauch lots.

Rich
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Original Message:
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From: G Thomas Watters [log in to unmask]
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 09:05:08 -0500
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Subject: descriptions

Does anyone know where these taxa were described:

Drymaeus morbidus chiletensis (Weyrauch, ?)
Drymaeus scitulus auranticoloris (Weyrauch, ?)
Drymaeus scitulus cochambulensis (Weyrauch, ?)
Drymaeus vexillum samnensis (Weyrauch, ?)
Neopetraeus camachoi Weyrauch, ?
Planispira corniculum albida Henrard, ?
Planispira corniculum monozona Henrard, ?

G. Thomas Watters, PhD
Curator of Molluscs
Museum of Biological Diversity
Department of Evolution, Ecology & Organismal Biology
The Ohio State University


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