Re: JVP 29(2) Spoiler Alert

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

> > It has to be wondered if this falls under Article 32.5.
> > http://www.iczn.org/iczn/includes/page.jsp?article=32&nfv=
>
> Unfortunately, no.  32.5.1 states "Incorrect transliteration or 
> latinization, or use of an inappropriate connecting vowel, are not to be 
> considered inadvertent errors."  So we're stuck with it.  Improperly 
> formed genera such as _Gigantspinosaurus_, _Confuciusornis_, 
> _Aberratiodontus_, and the one above can't be changed.  Same goes for 
> typographical errors, such as the species names of _Sinornithosaurus 
> millenii_ (millennium has two n's).

Waaaait, wait, wait, wait, wait. There is nothing to transliterate or 
latinize here -- _masticator_ already _is_ a Latin word. And so is 
_millennii_. You're right about *Confuciusornis* and *Aberratiodontus*, but 
these are different cases. (I'm not sure if "*Gigant_spinosaurus*" counts as 
validly published.)

If *Angulomastacator* had been *Angulamastacator* as was originally posted 
here, the stupid extra _a_ would be protected by Art. 32.5.1; for 
*Minotaurasaurus*, this is in fact the case (...if that one is actually 
validly published... I think that was discussed here or on some blog).