What about that marvelous old name for Lambis? Pterocera Lamarck, 1898.
It seems Roding (Roeding) got in a year earlier with Lambis. Of course
there are a few of us in COA who're happier being called the Lambis
Group than the Pterocera Group. The latter just doesn't ring. And
speaking of the Strombidae, does anyone remember that name for the
heavy, aluminum-glazed senile Strombus gigas, Strombus samba Clench,
1937 which has been relegated to a little recognized forma name.

Lynn Scheu
Louisville KY
COA's Lambis Group

"Gijs C. Kronenberg" wrote:
>
> Dear Andrew and all,
>
> I think the list of " lost but lovely names in the Mollusca" would be huge,
> since so many names went into some sort of oblivion as they are considered
> synonyms. One of my favorites would be Strombus mirabilis sowerby 1870, as
> Gray already named this species Strombus listeri in 1852. However, I had
> the pleasure to describe a new genus for this species, in which "mirabilis"
> was somewhat saved: Mirabilistrombus.
>
> Gijs
>
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> > Van: Andrew K. Rindsberg <[log in to unmask]>
> > Aan: [log in to unmask]
> > Onderwerp: Re: where do the names come from
> > Datum: woensdag 19 april 2000 20:58
> >
> > People keep asking where the names come from, but they less often ask
> where
> > they go when they are rendered invalid by synonymy or homonymy. Some
> > wonderful names have been lost, and just because they chose the wrong
> date
> > to be named. So, for example, Brontosaurus was named after Apatosaurus,
> > Amphioxus after Branchiostoma, and Washingtonia after Sequoia (also a
> very
> > nice name, I hasten to add). These examples are drawn respectively from
> the
> > dinosaurs, lancelets, and conifers.
> >
> > What are some examples of lost but lovely names in the Mollusca?
> >
> > Andrew K. Rindsberg
> > Geological Survey of Alabama