Dear Paul,
 
As far as I know, the work by Martin, as a total, does not follow the
provisions of the code, i.e., it is not strictly binominal. the work as a
total is therefore rejected.
Nevertheless, (I think), as many (?all) of the New Zealand species were
first described by Martin, and have a long history in Malacology, there
names are conserved under the regulations of the ICZN. [I think there is an
official opinion on that matter].
 
Gijs C. Kronenberg
 
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> Van: Paul R. Monfils <[log in to unmask]>
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> Onderwerp: What did Martyn do??
> Datum: vrijdag 7 mei 1999 2:00
>
> Hi Folks, especially you taxonomy wizzards -
>
> The following excerpt is from the description of Naticarius cruentatus
> (Gmelin, 1791), in Poppe & Goto's European Seashells, Volume 1:
>
> "N. hebraeus (Martyn, 1784) is the oldest name for the species, but all
names
> given by Martyn - except some for species from New Zealand - have been
> rejected by the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature."
>
> Question - What did the poor fellow do that prompted the ICZN to
unilaterally
> throw out all the species names assigned by him?  And, what was different
> about those New Zealand names?
>
> Regards,
> Paul M.
> Rhode Island