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Morum purpureum Röding, 1798 |
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+Oniscia lamarckii Deshayes, 1844 non Cassidaria (Oniscia) lamarkii Lesson, 1840* |
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Under rocks at a depth of 40 feet, Sainte-Anne, Martinique, West indies ( 22.5 and 21.5 mm.) |
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Protoconch |
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*Emily Vokes (1998: 15 <http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10689343#page/23/mode/1up>)
seems to have been the only one in the published literature to have
pointed out the unavailability of Oniscia lamarckii Deshayes,
1844. The senior homonym, Cassidaria (Oniscia) lamarkii Lesson, 1840 <http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/48713#page/222/mode/1up> is apparently an overlooked nomen dubium, allegedly from Australia. Aside from being unfigured, its description is imprecise (except for the thin labrum, it might even be a mislocalized M. oniscus). Certainly there is no mention of pink/purple, the columella being described as griseous, so it appears there was no collaboration/confusion involving Lesson and Deshayes, and Vokes' treatment of the homonymy, during the hegemony of the third edition of the Code, is final pending a petition. Lesson, R.P., 1840. Molluscorum novae. Espčce nouvelle de mollusque du genre Cassidaire. Revue Zoologique (Société Cuvierienne) 3: 212. Vokes, E.H., 1998. Neogene paleontology in the northern Dominican Republic 18. The superfamily Volutacea (in part) (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletins of American Paleontology 113(354): (1)-54 + plates 1-10. 20 April. <http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10689343#page/9/mode/1up> |
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