[Taxacom] ICZN Opinion 105

[Robin Leech]

Along this line of thought, wasn't one of the early hominids, Proconsul (?)
named with the intent of being malicious?
Robin

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Thorpe" <stephen_thorpe at yahoo.co.nz>
To: "David Campbell" <pleuronaia at gmail.com>; <taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] ICZN Opinion 105


>It is also prudent to check the meaning of names before combining them with 
>an
>honorific-the bivalve Meretrix lamarcki is not exactly a compliment<

That could be fun! Lots of scope for a new genus and species, like 
Johnsmithius
microphallus, or J. imbecilicus, or J. tossa,etc. (no offence to anyone on 
the
list who may be called John Smith!)





________________________________
From: David Campbell <pleuronaia at gmail.com>
To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Sent: Wed, 18 May, 2011 9:15:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] ICZN Opinion 105

Maybe you can also name one in full for Lamarck-
Xus jeanbaptistepierreantoinedemonetdelamarcki

It is also prudent to check the meaning of names before combining them
with an honorific-the bivalve Meretrix lamarcki is not exactly a
compliment.



-- 
Dr. David Campbell
The Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Road
Ithaca NY 14850

_______________________________________________

Taxacom Mailing List
Taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/mailman/listinfo/taxacom

The Taxacom archive going back to 1992 may be searched with either of these
methods:

(1) by visiting http://taxacom.markmail.org

(2) a Google search specified as: site:mailman.nhm.ku.edu/pipermail/taxacom
your search terms here
_______________________________________________

Taxacom Mailing List
Taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/mailman/listinfo/taxacom

The Taxacom archive going back to 1992 may be searched with either of these 
methods:

(1) by visiting http://taxacom.markmail.org

(2) a Google search specified as:  site:mailman.nhm.ku.edu/pipermail/taxacom 
your search terms here