REX A. DOESCHER - Smithsonian Institution Libraries

composed of those works referenced in the "Annotated
List."
Notice of the publication of several genera was
received too late to include them in the "Computerized
List"; however, they have been added
to the "Annotated List." These genera are as
follows: Achunoproductus Ustritsky, 1971; Agyrekia
Koneva, 1979; Edreja Koneva, 1979; Infurca Percival,
1979; Ivshinella Koneva, 1979; Palaeoschmidtites
Koneva, 1979; Parvulaltarostrum Sartenaer,
1979; Pseudoprotathyris Modzalevskaja, 1979; Svalbardia
Afanasjeva, 1977a; Tethorotes Manankov,
1979; Tythothyris Zezina, 1979; and Uraloproductus
Ustritsky, 1971.
The terminology used in the column heads of
the "Computerized List of Valid Genera and
Subgenera" is explained below. A number in
parentheses marks each of the eight sortable data
fields.
Genus(l): All nomina nuda, misspellings, junior
objective synonyms, junior homonyms, ichnogenera,
and other invalid names are omitted
from the list. All subjective synonyms that are so
indicated by the Treatise in 1965, however, are
included in deference to each researcher's opinion.
Author(2): The author responsible for establishing
the new genus or subgenus. The name is
spelled in the manner in which it appeared on
the original publication. For computer compatibility,
lengthy multiple names are designated by
the primary author plus et al. Some authors have
published under several names: Jin Yu-gan has
used Jing and Ching Yu-kan; G. A. Afanasjeva
was once known as G. A. Besnossova; and A.
Rollet became by marriage A. Boullier. Cross
references, where name variations are known, are
given in the "Literature Cited."
Date(3): The year in which the genus or
subgenus was published.
Type-Species: The primary type of a genus or
subgenus. In this category, the generic(4) as well
as specific(5) term is sortable. The author/date(6)
of publication of the type-species is included.
Superfamily(7): Superfamily designations come
primarily from the Treatise. All new genera or
subgenera after 1965 are placed in the superfam­
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ily designated or created by the author. The
author and date of publication of the superfamily
is noted.
Range(8): Range designations come solely from
the Treatise. No attempt has been made to expand
the ranges as indicated by the Treatise or the
ranges of all new genera subsequent to 1965.
It is hoped that all future publications that
include new brachiopod genera will be sent to me
so that pertinent data can be entered in the
computer file and updated lists can be published
periodically. I would also like to be informed of
any errors or omissions in these lists.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.—To Dr. G. A. Cooper, I
owe special thanks for creating the generic and
specific files, for spending numerous hours assisting
me with problems of nomenclature, and for
reviewing this manuscript; to Mrs. Josephine W.
Cooper, whose dedication to the maintenance of
the bibliographic files and whose translation of
the Russian literature made this work possible; to
the entire staff of the National Museum of Natural
History Library, especially Jack Marquardt,
Carolyn Hahn, Betty Jean Swartz, Amy Levin,
and Susan Mackler for their patient response to
my many requests; to Dante Piacesi, who, along
with Karen Collins, wrote the programs to enable
me to modify and extract the raw data in a
meaningful way; to Harrison Sheng and Yin
Hongfu for their help in transliterating and translating
the Chinese literature references; to Drs.
Jess Johnson, Howard Brunton, and Bert Rowell,
who kept me abreast of new brachiopod genera;
to Barbara Spann, editor of series publications
with the Smithsonian Institution Press, for assisting
me in the researching and compiling of the
bibliographic information; to Dr. Curtis Sabrosky,
research entomologist, for his help with
the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature;
to Dr. Richard E. Grant, for allowing me
the time to pursue this goal and for reviewing this
manuscript. Finally, I would like to dedicate this
work, not only to the many un-named friends
who had a part in this project, but also to my
wife, Joan, whose encouragement was a constant
inspiration to me.