Name change: (land snail) Helix aspera should be Cornu aspersum

[jannve...@gmail.com]

Hello, 

There was a recent ICZN decision about this species, and instead of Helix aspera, it should be named Cornu apersum.

Can this be changed in iNaturalist?

Thanks!

Jann Vendetti

Assistant Curator in Malacology at NHM Los Angeles County

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Given the importance of the species involved, I am forwarding this opinion of the ICZN regarding the nomenclatural availability of the genus name Cornu Born, 1778.

I wrote the original application to the ICZN in 2011 simply to try to settle somewhat logically, the "correct" generic name for Helix/Cornu/Cryptomphalus/Cantareus aspersa. I had no preference regarding which genus name should be used, but simply desired to re-introduce some stability to future usage regarding this species.

I appreciate the various comments, both for and against that have been published in the Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.

The species should therefore now be referred to as Cornu aspersum (Müller, 1774).

Best wishes to all.

Rob

Robert H. Cowie, Ph.D.
Research Professor
Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawaii
3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 408, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, USA

[Ken-ichi]

Hi Jann,

Can you provide a link to the publication in question?

-ken-ichi

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[jannve...@gmail.com]

Hi Ken,

Sorry it has taken me so long to respond! There SHOULD be an opinion posted to ICZN, but unfortunately, all I see on their web page is " in development"

http://iczn.org/node/40497#

Here are some 2014/2015 papers using Cornu aspersum, not Helix aspersa. Hope that helps!

http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4003/006.032.0106

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/13/2261.short

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2015-0001#.Vje1qmSrSX0

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222933.2015.1006703

http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marianthi_Hatziioannou/publication/269097302_Economic_Analysis_and_Production_Techniques_of_Snail_Farms_in_Southern_Greece_Cite_This_Article/links/547fabf10cf2ccc7f8ba71eb.pdf

[Duarte Frade]

Hi guys,

Just wanted to say that Susan J. Hewitt (invertzoo) has already performed this taxon change, using WoRMS as a reference. However, there have been some problems in the updating process. Please see:

http://www.inaturalist.org/flags/18102

Cheers,

Duarte Frade