[Taxacom] names pre-1758

[Shorthouse, David]

Thanks G. B.,

So, should examples like S. scenicus and M. vatia have authorships denoted
as (Clerck, 1758) or (Clerck, 1757)? Perhaps the language used in Article 3
wasn't clear enough to me. It's a rather trivial point from my perspective,
I just want to understand the politics/motivations.

David P. Shorthouse
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-
> bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Edwards, G.B.
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 11:44 AM
> To: taxacom
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] names pre-1758
> 
> David,
> Article 3.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
> officially redates Clerck's 'Aranei Svecici' to 1 January 1758 to
> validate them and to be the same as Linnaeus, but gives Clerck
> precedence over Linnaeus.  Article 3.2 then invalidates everything prior
> to 1758 as an official name.
> 
> --
> G. B. Edwards, Ph.D.
> Curator: Arachnida (except Acari), Myriapoda, Terrestrial Crustacea,
> Thysanoptera
> Florida State Collection of Arthropods
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Shorthouse,
> David
> Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:58 PM
> To: taxacom
> Subject: [Taxacom] names pre-1758
> 
> Folks,
> 
> The World Spider Catalog has a number of species whose year of
> publication
> precede 1758, which, according to Article 3 of the ICZN is not
> acceptable.
> For example:
> 
> 
> 
> Salticus scenicus (Clerck, 1757)
> 
> Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757)
> 
> 
> 
> etc.
> 
> 
> 
> There are at least 45 other Nearctic examples. I'm curious why the
> starting
> point for nomenclature is arbitrarily fixed at 1 January 1758 when
> clearly,
> Clerck published these names before Systema Naturae.
> 
> 
> 
> David P. Shorthouse
> 
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> 
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