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On page cxxxvii "Mustellus'' is defined : 



"Espece de Chien de mer, c'est le Galeus stellatus des auteurs." 



The name Squalus mustelus L. was mostly based on Artedi's refer- 

 ences to the "fimissole" or unspotted dog-fish, the Galeus l^vis of 

 Rondelet and Valmont. The specific name mustelus should remain 

 with that species. On the "l.^vis" the name Mustelus of Linck in 

 1790 was clearly based. The same species, the "fimissole Commune," is 

 clearly the type of Mustelus Cuvier ( 1817). But if the name Mustelus 

 Valmont be accepted, its type must be the dog-fish with round spots, 

 Squalus stellatus of Risso, Mustelus asterias Valmont. 



On page ccxxii of the Index occurs the name "Renard Marin, 

 Vulpecula marina." This is apparently borrowed from Willughby 

 and it refers to Alopias vulpinus, the "Sea Fox" of modern authors. 

 The name is not a "scientific" term, but merely a Latin rendering of the 

 vernacular. 



Catulus rests on Catulus vulgaris, which is Scylliorhinus can- 

 icuLA L. But the name is not available in any case, being preoccupied 

 by Catulus Kniphof, a genus of insects. 



In the fourth edition (1791) Valmont gives a Hst of the genera of 

 fishes. All those of Linnaeus (1766) are enumerated, but no others and 

 none of his own names are included in the list. Evidently he did not 

 regard himself as having made additions to scientific nomenclature. 



The eligibility of Valmont' s names is questioned as binomial only by 

 accident, and not accepted as genera by the author himself in i/pi. 



Galeus Valmont de Bomare, I, 371, 1768; type Squalus glaucus L. 

 "Cagnot bleu, galeus glaucus," with description. 

 If regarded as eligible Galeus will replace Prionace and Cynocephalus. 



Vulpecula Valmont de Bomare, III, 740, 1768; type Vulpecula mar- 

 ina" Valmont = Squalus vulpinus Bonnaterre = Squalus vul- 

 PES Gmelin. 



"Vulpecula marina; renard marin;" with description. 



If eligible, Vulpecula will replace Alopias Rafinesque, 1810. 



Catulus Valmont de Bomare, IV, 51, 1768; type Squalus caniculus 

 L. (Catulus major vulgaris Ray). 

 According to Sherborne, Index Animalium, it is preoccupied by Catulus Knip- 

 hof, De. Pedic, p. 16, 1759, a genus of insects. Equivalent to Scylliorhinus 

 Blainville. 



Mustelus Valmont de Bomare, Ed. II, 746, 1768, and Ed. Ill, 1775, 

 Ixxxi ; type Galeus asterias Valmont = Mustelus canis 

 Mitchill, 1815 = Mustelus stellatus Risso, 1826. 

 "Galeus asterias aut Mustelus stellaris. Chien de mer a taches rondes." 



