THE VELIGER © CMS, Inc., 2000 The Veliger43(4):376 (October2, 2000) NOTES, INFORMATION & NEWS Stohler Memorial Fund Bulletin ofZoologicalNomenclature. Comment or advice The Board of Directors of The Veliger met recently and on any of these applications is invited for publication in the Bulletin and should be sent to the Executive Secre- discussed options for honoring Dr. Rudolf Stohler, The Veliger's Founding Editor. It was the Board's decision to twaerlyl, I.RCo.Za.dN,., cL/oonTdhoenNatSuWra7l Hi5sBtDor,y MUu.sKe.um,(eC-rmaoiml-: create a memorial fund and invite members and friends [email protected]). to make contributions in Dr. Stohler's memory. Donations to the Stohler Memorial Fund will be used to enhance Case 2926. Trichia Lozek, 1956 (Mollusca): proposed the endowment that provides grants to students with lim- emendation of spelling to Trichianinae, so removing ited resources to cover their page charges. As Dr. Stohler the homonymy with Trichiidae Fleming, 1821 (Insecta, provided many young malacologists with their first op- Coleoptera). portunity to publish in a scientificjournal in the pages of The Veliger, this seems a most fitting tribute to his mem- Case 3086. Hyalinia villae adamii Westerlund, 1886 (cur- rently Oxychilus adamii; Mollusca, Gastropoda): pro- ory. posed conservation of the specific name adamii by re- Tax-deductible contributions may be directed to: placing the syntypes with a neotype. — The following Applications concerning mollusks were The Veliger Stohler Memorial Fund published on 30 June 2000 in Volume 57, Part 2 of the Dr. Henry Chaney, Secretary Bulletin ofZoological Nomenclature. Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History 2559 Puesta de Sol Road Case 3088. Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-2936 Gastropoda): proposed conservation ofthe generic and We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals for specific names by designation of a neotype. their contributions to the Stohler Memorial Fund: Case 3133. Peristemia Morch, 1852 (Mollusca, Gastro- poda): proposed conservation of Turbinella nassatula Dr. Hans Bertsch, Dr. Rudiger Bieler, Dr. Henry W. Cha- Lamarck, 1822 as the type species. ney, Mrs. HelenDushane, Dr. CraigEdwards, Dr. William K. Emerson, Mrs. George R Gerrodette, Dr. Terry M. The following Opinion concerning mollusks was pub- Gosliner, Dr. Cadet Hand, Mrs. Carole M. Hertz, Dr. Car- lished on 31 March 2000 in Volume 57, Part 1 of the ole S. Hickman, Dr. F G. Hochberg, Dr. John J. Holle- Bulletin ofZoological Nomenclature. Copies of the fol- man. Dr. Richard I. Johnson, Ms. Kirstie Kaiser, Michael lowing Opinions can be obtained free ofcharge from the and Linda Kellogg, Dr. Artie L. Metcalf, Dr. Ellen J. Executive Secretary, I.C.Z.N., c/o The Natural History Moore, Mrs. Marjorie Neiswanger, Dr. Larry C. Oglesby, Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e- Mr. WilliamPitt, Dr. Robert Robertson, Dr. PeterU. Rod- mail: [email protected]). da, Dr. Barry Roth, Mrs. Carol Skoglund, DrW. Joan E. Opinion 1942. Haminoea [Turton] in TUrton & Kingston Steinberg, Dr. Walter A. Sunderland, Dr. John Tunnell in Carrington, 1830 and haminoeinae Pilsbry, 1895 Jr., Dr. Janice Voltzow, Dr. Shi-Kuei Wu. (Mollusca, Gastropoda): placed on Official Lists as correct original spellings. The following Opinion concerning mollusks was pub- lished on 30 June 2000 in Volume 57, Part 2 of the Bul- International Commission on letin ofZoological Nomenclature. Zoological Nomenclature Opinion 1950. Haliotis clathrata Reeve, 1846 (non Lich- The following Applications concerning mollusks were tenstein, 1794) and H. elegans Philippi, 1844 (Mollus- published on 31 March 2000 in volume 57, Part 1 of the ca, Gastropoda): specific names conserved.