12 SMITHSONIAN MISCELI^ANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 73 



In accordance with the prescribed routine, notice that Susj^ension of 

 the Rules has been asked in these cases has been published in the fol- 

 lowing journals : 



Nature, No. 2813, Vol. 112, p. 473, Sept. 29, 1923. 

 Science, No. 1508, Vol. 58, p. 422, Nov. 23, 1923. 

 Zoologischcr Anzcigcr, Vol. 58 (Heft 1-2), p. 55, Dec. 18, 1923. 

 Monitore Zoologico Italiano, Anno 35, No. 2-3, 1924. 



As no expression of opinion against Suspension has been received by 

 the Secretary to date (one year from publication in three journals) 

 the Secretary calls for vote on the Opinion as prepared by Commis- 

 sioner Bather, namely, that under Suspension of the Rules the geno- 

 type of Spirifer Sowerby, 1816, be fixed as Anomia striata Martin, 

 and the genotype of Syringothyris Winchell, 1863, be fixed as Syrin- 

 gothyris typa Winchell (= Spirifer carteri Hall). 



At the Budapest meeting of the Commission, Commissioner Bather 

 was appointed a committee of one to restudy this case, and on August 

 30 he presented the following report : 



Under Suspension of the Rules, the genotype of Spirifer Sowerby, 1816, is 

 fixed as Anoviia striata Martin instead of Anofuia ciispidata Martin. This 

 action makes it unnecessary to regard Syringothyris as a synonym of Spirifer 

 even on the assumption that its genotype, Syringotlxyris typa, is congeneric 

 with Anoinia cuspidata. 



After considerable discussion and on motion and second the con- 

 clusions were unanimously adopted by the 8 Commissioners and 

 Alternates present, namely: Apstein, Bather, Hartert, Jordan (K.), 

 Muesebeck, Rothschild, Stejneger, and Stiles. 



The foregoing data were submitted in Circular Letter No. 129 to 

 the absent Commissioners and the fmal vote stands as follows : 



Opinion concurred in by seventeen (17) Commissioners and Alter- 

 nates: Apstein, Bather, Chapman, Handlirsch, Hartert, Horvath, 

 Jordan ( D. S.), Jordan (K.), Kolbe, Loennberg, Muesebeck, Mon- 

 ticelli, Rothschild, Skinner, Stejneger, Stiles, and Warren. 



Opinion dissented from by no Commissioner. 



Not voting four (4) Commissioners: Dabbene, Tshikawa, Xeveu- 

 Lemaire, and Stone. 



