Mrs Hole's (fossil/subfossil) Shearwater (1 Viewer)

[Björn Bergenholtz]

One minor question, regarding ...

holei/holeae as in:
• the fossil/subfossil species Canarian/Dune Shearwater "Puffinus holei" [*] WALKER, WRAG & HARRISON 1990 (here), later a k a "Puffinus holeae", alt. "Hole's Shearwater" (here)

In the Swedish List of extinct, Holocene (pre-1500) species, this taxon is listed as Puffinus holeae (with one Single reference to Walker et al. 1990) ... ?!?

However; no doubts regarding the etymology itself, as the OD clearly explains (on p.209):

Etymology: The specific name is in honour of Mrs Jean Hole, from Fareham, Hampshire, England, who collected the original material.

Thereby, my simple question is:
When was this Scientific name altered into (regardless if appropriate, of course) the feminine form holeae?

The latter version is used (with no comment what-so-ever) in, for example:
• Rando, J. C. & J. A. Alcover. 2010 (published online 2009). On the extinction of the Dune Shearwater(Puffinus holeae) from the Canary Islands. Journal of Ornithology 151: 365-369 (here).

Anyone who know when it was altered/amended (and if so, if it was correctly done, in accordance with the Code) ... ?

Björn

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*James, the holei version (as it was written/typed in the OD) isn't included in today's Key.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Either way, I assume we're talking about Mrs Jean Hole, Member of the Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society (SMFS), mentioned here (see below: "Tooth from Eocene shark Jaekelotodus trigonalis").

Also see FOUR DECADES OF SOTON-MIN-FOSSICKING 1971—2011 : A chronological history of the Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society, 2012 (here, on p.147):

RIP​

The one sad piece of news in this otherwise celebratory year was the death of former member Jean Hole, an eminent collector and authority on fossil fish, who passed away on 28th March [2011] at the age of 85.

Just some observations ...

No idea when she was born (exactly).

/B

 

[l_raty]

Anyone who know when it was altered (and if so, if it was correctly done) ... ?

On a quick search, quite possibly :

Michaux, Hutterer & Lopez-Martinez 1991 : Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences. Série 2, Mécanique, physique, chimie, sciences de l'univers, sciences de la terre | 1991-01-01 | Gallica

[11] The species was originally described as Puffinus holei Walker, Wragg and Harrison, 1990: 209 [10], however, the authors state in the etymology that they name the species for Mrs. Jean Hole. According to the 1985 edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, the species name has to be amended to P. holeae.

(NB -- To the extent that you treat such emendations as justified (the current Code is somewhat ambiguous; the Code that was in force in 1991 was not, however), it is the content of the OD that makes the correction mandatory for any subsequent user of the name. In principle, it should not really matter who did it first. Or how it was first done.)

 

[Taphrospilus]

She is brieflie mentioned here Geology - Solent Bibliography - General by Ian West discovering a fossil of Anchelophus sp.

So born probably 1925/26?

 

[PScofield]

Jean Margaret Hollister-Short (1925-2011)

Birth	21 Dec. 1925 Painswick, Gloucestershire, England
Death	28 Mar. 2011 Fareham, Hampshire, England

Father	John William Hollister-Short (1891-1959)
Mother	Agnes Smith (1887-1977)
Spouse	Derek Reginald Hole

 

[Jwrfh]

Either way, I assume we're talking about Mrs Jean Hole, Member of the Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society (SMFS), mentioned here (see below: "Tooth from Eocene shark Jaekelotodus trigonalis").

Also see FOUR DECADES OF SOTON-MIN-FOSSICKING 1971—2011 : A chronological history of the Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society, 2012 (here, on p.147):


Just some observations ...

No idea when she was born (exactly).

/B

She was born in 1925 in Painswick. She was my grandmother.

 

[Taphrospilus]

Welcome to the forum Jwfh. We are always happy if we see such posts from relatives.