Dear Andrew, there is at least one additional species to be added to Harry's list of Martyn names that have been specifically "re-admitted" by the plenary powers of the ICZN: Nerita hebraea Martyn, 1786, published in vol. 3 of the Universal Conchologist, on plate 109. This is not a nerite but rather a Naticid, and it's current proper (full) name is Natica (Naticarius) hebraea (Martyn, 1786) Note that the publication date at least for this plate of the work is 1786, not 1784, so not all plates appear to have been published in the same year. Natica hebraea is a common Mediterranean Natica which is often sold under the junior synonyms Natica cruentata Gmelin, 1791, or Natica maculata von Salis, 1973. This species being Mediterranean, not all of the Martyn names later validated by the ICZN apply to endemic species from New Zealand. The full reference to the decision by the ICZN is: ICZN (1992) Opinion 1662 Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 49(1): 74-75 Cheers, Michael ****************************************** Prof. Dr. Michael Hollmann Goerdelerweg 17 D-37075 Goettingen GERMANY Tel.: (home) (49)-551-58468 Tel.: (work) (49)-551-3899-437 FAX: (work) (49)-551-3899-644 e-mail: [log in to unmask]