[Taxacom] possible genus homonym nomenclatural question

[David Campbell]

Also, the *Calymna* Walker, 1859 listed as a synonym of *Calymma* appears
to be merely a misspelling of *Calymma* and thus doesn't have nomenclatural
status.  It does make it highly likely that databases will confuse the
two.

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 3:32 PM John Grehan via Taxacom <
taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:

> Similar taxon spellings are the bane of my life sometimes.
>
> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 2:53 PM Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Adam's answer is the correct one, however for completeness, it is
> possibly
> > worth noting that in botany (under the ICN), names with such minor
> spelling
> > differences may be treated as homonyms in some cases. This is one of the
> > areas where the two Codes differ. See:
> >
> > 53.2. When two or more names of genera or species based on different
> types
> > are so similar that they are likely to be confused (because they are
> > applied to related taxa or for any other reason) they are to be treated
> as
> > homonyms (see also Art. 61.5). If established practice has been to treat
> > two similar names as homonyms, this practice is to be continued if it is
> in
> > the interest of nomenclatural stability.
> >
> > *Ex. 8. Names treated as homonyms: Asterostemma Decne. (in Ann. Sci.
> Nat.,
> > Bot., ser. 2, 9: 271. 1838) and Astrostemma Benth. (in Hooker’s Icon. Pl.
> > 14: 7. 1880); Pleuropetalum Hook. f. (in London J. Bot. 5: 108. 1846) and
> > Pleuripetalum T. Durand (Index Gen. Phan.: 493. 1888); Eschweilera DC.
> > (Prodr. 3: 293. 1828) and Eschweileria Boerl. (in Ann. Jard. Bot.
> > Buitenzorg 6: 106, 112. 1887); Skytanthus Meyen (Reise 1: 376. 1834) and
> > Scytanthus Hook. (in Icon. Pl. 7: ad t. 605–606. 1844).
> >
> > (plus some further examples) - Shenzhen Code, 2018
> >
> > Regards - Tony
> > Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
> > https://about.me/TonyRees
> > www.irmng.org
> >
> >
> > On Sat, 13 Jun 2020 at 04:01, John Grehan via Taxacom <
> > taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu> wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks to those who responded already. As I suspected - I missed the
> >> 'obvious' as it is a spelling difference (m instead of an n). So all is
> >> clear now. And the 'butterfly' name is actually for a moth to be
> precise.
> >>
> >> John Grehan
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 1:34 PM John Grehan <calabar.john at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Dear colleagues,
> >> >
> >> > A friend of mine asked about why the genus name Clymna Hutton 1883
> for a
> >> > group of snails is not a homonym a butterfly genus of the same name
> >> > under Calymma Hübner, 1823 (
> >> >
> >>
> https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/butmoth/search/GenusDetails.dsml?NUMBER=4898.0
> >> > )
> >> >
> >> > If it is a homonym then the synonymy of the snail genus Flammocharopa
> >> > under Calymna Hutton, 1883 would presumably be incorrect (see
> >> > https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=820085 )
> >> >
> >> > Perhaps I have missed something obvious, but I would be grateful for
> >> > insight from any on this list well acquainted with such issues. And
> >> please,
> >> > for those of you inclined to respond with unkind remarks about my
> >> knowledge
> >> > or understanding of nomenclature, keep them to yourselves. I am not
> >> > interested. Hopefully someone will be able to provide
> >> > clarification/corroboration of my current inference.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you,
> >> >
> >> > John Grehan
> >> >
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