>>> On 13/03/2008 at 11:46 p.m., "Paulo Paiva" <paulo.paiva from gmail.com>
wrote:
> Does anyone have a pdf copy of the original description of
Chaetopterus
> variopedatus (Renier, S.A. 1804. Prospetto della classe dei Vermi
pp.
> XV–XXVII. Padua) ?
Paulo & all,
I've never seen it, but note that Renier, 1804, an incomplete work, is
rejected for nomenclatural purposes (ICZN Opinion 316). Some names in
other Phyla (eg, Nemertea) have been reinstated since, but variopedatus
has not been I believe. Someone with access will be able to say if the
names listed are given diagnoses. But I would suspect not (without
checking why it's rejected). So, other than for nomenclatural history,
it's probably not much use to us.
Second, I'd just like to mention that the placing of this work in Zool.
Jahrb. Syst., Jena 64: 41–110, as is circulating in some recent-ish
publications, one very prominent, is incorrect. That journal citation
refers to a paper written in 1933 by Hans REIMERS on Sphaerodorum.
Someone had a dyslexic moment?
Cheers,
Geoff
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Geoff Read <g.read from niwa.co.nz>
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