The authorship of the species group name Galeomma turtoni (Bivalvia: Galeommatacea)

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by  Gittenberger, E

BASTERIA, 55: 89, 1991
The authorship of the species groupname Galeomma turtoni
(Bivalvia: Galeommatacea)
E. Gittenberger
Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, P.O. Box 9517,
NL 2300 RA Leiden
Accordingtothe ICZN,Art. 50, the authorof Galeommaturtoni is Turton (1825).
Key words: Bivalvia, Galcommatidae, Galeomma,nomenclature.
There has been some dispute about the authorship of Galeommaturtoni(Bivalvia:
Galeommatacea, Galeommatidae), initiated by Mienis (1991). In a publication by
Turton(1825), the editors ofthe Zoological Journal added theepithet turtoniafter the
generic nameGaleommaintheheading ofaspecies description. According tothe ICZN
(ed. 3, 1985), Art. 50, the author ofa publication is the author of the names intro-
ducedin that publication, unless "it is clear" that another person "isalone responsi-
ble both [!] for the nameand for satisfying the criteriaofavailability". Because only
theepithet turtoniwasaddedby theeditors, whereasthe description isclearlyTurton's,
the authorship ofGaleomma turtonishouldbe attributed to Turton(1825).
REFERENCES
MIENIS, H.K., 1991. Wic gafwcrkelijk dc naam aan Galcomma turtoni? Corr. 81. Ned. Malac.
Veren. 258: 778-780.
TURTON, W., 1825. Description of some new British shells; accompanied by figures from the
originalspecimens. Zool. J. 2: 361-367.
Samenvatting
Enkelen alleenwanncer uiteen publicatieblijkt datde naam en de beschrijving van een nieuwesoort
beide[!] nietdoordeauteurvan diepublicatie,maar dooriemandanders, werden geleverd,is dieander
deauteurvan de betreffendesoortnaam.Bij Galeommaturtoniis slechts het epithetonniet van Turton, die
daaromtoch als auteurvan die naam beschouwd moetworden.