Taxacom: Typographic errors mistaken by new names

Carlos Alberto Martínez Muñoz biotemail at gmail.com
Thu Feb 17 01:08:36 CST 2022


Dear Taxacomers,
I am looking for nomenclatural publications in which very particular cases
of typographic errors were addressed: cases in which the said errors were
mistaken by new names and kept as such for many years.
General example:
1) Fulanus (1800) publishes the incorrect subsequent spelling
*Cuchicuchancia* and attributes it to Menganus, as in "*Cuchicuchancia*,
Meng.", the original name being *Cuchicuchoria* Menganus.
2) Fulanus (1802) publishes an extended version of Fulanus (1800) in which
he states that no names were changed with respect to the earlier work, and
which contains the correct genus name *Cuchicuchoria* Menganus.
3) The correct spelling *Cuchicuchoria* Menganus remains in use to present
day for the taxonomic concept of Menganus. The incorrect spelling
*Cuchicuchancia* also remains in use, for a different taxonomic concept but
attributed to "Fulanus, 1800" and not to Menganus, and despite the
correction by Fulanus (1802).

Are there published solutions for this sort of glorified typo, like an
author formally publishing the typo for the taxonomic concept that it
represents, or choosing a new name for the taxonomic concept? I guess that
there should be some and I would be happy to read those cases.
As always, I only receive the daily Taxacom digest.

Kind regards,
Carlos

Carlos A. Martínez Muñoz
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit
FI-20014 University of Turku
Finland
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