[Taxacom] names for non-existing species
John Bruner
jbruner at ualberta.ca
Mon Mar 25 12:26:12 CDT 2013
Rafinesque, C. S. 1820. Ichthyologia Ohioensis, or Natural Hisotry of the
fishes inhabiting the River Ohio and its tributary streams. W. G. Hunt.
Lexington, Kentucky. 90 pp.
John J. Audubon's revenge on Rafinesque for smashing Audubon's
violin when he threw it at a bat in their cabin while trying to collect the
specimen, resulted in Audubon later sending fake drawings of fishes to
Rafinesque. Rafinesque described them in his book.
*Perca nigropunctata* Rafinesque, 1820, p. 23, Black dotted perch
*Aplocentrus caliiops* Rafinesque, 1820, p. 34, Red-Eye
*Pogostoma leucops *Rafinesque, 1820, p. 35, White-Eyes Barbpt
*Catostomus? megastomus *Rafinesque, 1820, p. 59, Big-Mouth Sucker
*Litholepis adamantinus *Rafinesque, 1820, p. 76, Devil-Jack Diamond-fish
*Dinectus truncatus *Rafinesque, 1820, p. 82, Flatnose Doublefin
On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Richard Jensen <rjensen at saintmarys.edu>wrote:
> Two that come to mind are the Caminalcules, used extensively to try to
> evaluate numerical taxonomic methods, and the Dendrogrammaceae,
> "designed" for similar purposes. I don't know if any of the "taxa" were
> provided species name status.
>
> Dick J
>
> On 3/25/2013 11:53 AM, John Noyes wrote:
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > One springs to mind: Eoörnis petrovelox gobiensis (woofen-poof ) - a
> mythical bird that inhabited the Gobi desert but is now extinct probably
> because it few so fast that it embedded itself in tree trunks that it could
> not avoid because of its fast flight. See Augustus C. Fotheringham:
> http://www.amazon.com/Eo%C3%B6rnis-pterovelox-gobiensis-Augustus-Fortheringham/dp/1906267057
> >
> > "As the author explains, 'Through countless ages and successive
> civilizations this remarkable bird has been the symbol of speed, stamina,
> grace of line, proportion of members, and beauty of motion.' Here are the
> origins of the phrase, 'graceful as a bird.' A classic 'burlesque' in the
> history of science. Not a hoax. Not a mistake. It's a raucous, now
> legendary, adventure through the zoology and natural history of a most
> unusual creature. Written in the 1920s by Augustus C. Fotheringham, a
> pseudonym for Lester Sharp and Cuthbert Bancroft Fraser, this monograph has
> circulated far and wide. For years, it has moved quietly through scientist
> circles, handed down with a wink and a nod. If nothing else, Eoörnis shows
> the passion and dedication scientists have for their subject. Profits from
> the sale of this facsimile will be donated to support natural history
> museums."
> >
> > John
> >
> > John Noyes
> > Scientific Associate
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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 Ohl, Michael
> > Sent: 25 March 2013 15:45
> > To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
> > Subject: [Taxacom] names for non-existing species
> >
> > And another question to the list.
> >
> > I know of only very few publications, in which properly formed
> scientific species-group names have been published explicitly for
> non-existing organisms, which, as a consequence, are invalid (names
> proposed for hypothetical concepts, Art. 1.3.1). Examples are:
> >
> >
> > - Shillingsworthia shillingsworthi Girault, which has been
> cited in various lists on curious scientific names.
> >
> >
> > - Several names published by Dougal Dixon in his well-known
> book 'After man'.
> >
> >
> > - The Rhinogradentia (
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinogradentia), which have made their way
> into a few zoology textbooks.
> >
> > I don't think of Warner Brothers' list of so-called 'Latin names' of
> Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote (
> http://purpletigercreations.com/Portfolio/portfolio/web/roadRunner/latin.htm),
> because these are just funny and arbitrary combinations of Latin-looking
> words, which are not 'seriously' formed.
> >
> > So do any of you know more examples for 'seriously' formed names, which
> have been explicitly published for non-existing organisms?
> >
> > Cheers, Michael
> >
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