The date of publication of section 16, corrigenda quaedam et addenda, of Dunker's Novitates Conchologicae, Series II, Marina Mollusca

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The date ofpublication ofsection 16, date of the gift, so it was straightforward to find that
corrigenda quaedam et addenda Wilson made his presentation to the Academy in 1871.
ofDunker’s Novitates Concholog,icae Tryon’s notewas publishedon 1 August 1871, soWilson’s
, gift musthavebeen receivedearlierthatyear. Article 21.2
Series II, Marina Mollusca of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature,
Fourth Edition (1999) states: “The date of publication
specified in a work is to be adopted as correct in the
absence ofevidence to the contrary.” Taking into account
Although the date 1870 was printed on the title page of the time for sea travel from Germany to Philadelphia,
the final section of Dunker’s Novitates Conchologicae, we believe that this section could have been published
Series II, Marina Mollusca, (section 16, corrigenda in 1870, as indicatedon itstitlepage. As noclearevidence
quaedam et addenda), that section was erroneously has been found to indicate an 1871 publication date, we
dated 1878 in Johnson’s (1969) collation of the work. advocate adoption of the 1870 date as specified by die
Johnson’s date was based on dated wrappers and other Code.
evidence from copies in the library of the Museum In other taxonomic actions in this section, Dunker
of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University and (1871) reclassified Anomalocardia latruncularia Romer
in Johnson’s personal library. Pages 137-144 of the in the genus Crytogramma; placed Mactra liihdorfi
Novitates were received at the Harvard Library on Dunkerin synonomywith Mactrasachalinensis Schrenk;
February 14, 1879, and Johnson’s 1878 date is based and reclassified Ricinula speciosa Dunker as a variety of
upon this date of receipt. Prior to Johnson’s published Ricinula reeveana Crosse.
collation, this section was dated variously as 1871 and
1876. The date ofpublication is significant because Dun- LITERATURE CITED
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