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The question at issue involves an interpretation of the expression 

 used in Article 30g of the International Rules, reading : 



The meaning of the expression, " select the type," is to be rigidly construed. 

 Mention of a species as an illustration or an example of a genus does not con- 

 stitute a selection of a type 



as applied to Fleming's action in 1828, p. 196. For earlier opinion on 

 this general point (Art. 30g), see Opinion 45 (The Type of Syn- 

 gnathus L. 1758), p. 103 (as applied to Rafinesque and Swainson). 



The details of the premises presented by Doctor Jordan are as 

 follows : 



Linnaeus (1758a, pp. 268-271) included the following 16 species in 

 his genus Pleuroncctes: i, achirus; 2, trichodactylus ; 3, lineatus; 4, 

 ocellatus; 5, lunatus; 6, hippoglossus; 7, cynoglossus ; 8, platessa; 9, 

 flesus; 10, limanda; 11, solea; 12, linguatula; 13, rhombus; 14, maxi- 

 mus; 15, passer; 16, papillosus. 



Rafinesque (1810, pp. 14-15, and 52-53,, Indice d'lttiologia Sicil- 

 iana) mentions under his sixth order, I Pleronetti, three genera, as 

 being represented among the Sicilian fishes, as follows : 



VI. Ordine. I. Pleronetti. (Pages 14-15) 



45. Solea (Raf. app. gen. 4.) buglossa. Raf. (Pleuroncctes solea Linn.) 



Sogliola comune. Linguata. a Messina Palaja. a Catania 

 Linguatn. 



46. Limanda. Raf. (Pleuroncctes Linguata Linn.) Sogliola 



limanda. Lema, Lima, Passari. 



47. ■ Platessa. Raf. (PI. platessa Linn.) Sogliola pianosa. 



Piamissu, d Passera. 



48. Rhomboide. Raf. app. sp. 6. (PI. limanda. var. Lac.) Sogliola 



romboide. Rumbu impiriali. 



49- Cithara. Raf. app. sp. 7. Sogliola citara. Cantinu. 



50. pegusa. Raf. (PI. pegusa. Lac.) Sogliola pegusa. Linguata 



ucchiuta. 

 51- Arnoglossa. Raf. app. sp. 8. Sogliola arnaglossa. Linguata 



liscia. 

 52. cynoglossa. Raf. app. sp. 9. Sogliola linguacane. Linguata 



mavista. 

 53- Scophthalmus (Raf. app. gen. 5.) maximus. (Pleuroncctes maximus Linn.) 



Rombo massimo. Runiolo impiriali. 



54- Rhombus. Raf. (PI. rhombus Linn.) Rombo comune. 



Rumbu, Linguata masculu. a Messina Passera. 



55- diurus. Raf. app. sp. 10. Rombo doppiacoda. Rumbu dupi- 



acuda. 

 56. Bothus rumolo. Raf. car. gen. 23, sp. 54. Boto rumolo. Rumolo. a 



Catania Ltmicru. 



57- Tappa. Raf. car. sp. 55. Boto tappa. Tappa. a Catania Panta. 



58. Imperialis. Raf. car. sp. 56. Boto imperiale. Tappa impiriali, 



Linguata impiriali. 



