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> Just one question: if Nerita punctata Karsten, 1789 is transferred to
> Naticarius, then it is no longer a homonym of Nerita punctata 0.F.Müller,
> 1776, so Naticarius punctatus (Karsten, 1789) would turn out to be a junior
> synonym of Naticarius stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791)? Even if this is the
> case, the current Code of Zoological Nomenclature strives NOT to change
> current widespread usage in favor of byzarre resurrected names -this is
> done through reversal of precedence. Any opinions?
If both were originally proposed in Nerita, then Karsten's species is a primary homonym of Nerita puntata Mueller and thus is permanently invalid. Only secondary homonyms (e.g., if Karsten had described it under a different genus from Mueller, but later authors put them both in Nerita) can be revived by a change in classification.
Dr. David Campbell
Old Seashells
University of Alabama
Biodiversity & Systematics
Dept. Biological Sciences
Box 870345
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0345 USA
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