CALLORIA, A REPLACEMENT NAME FOR THE RECENT BRACHIOPOD GENUS WALTONIAFROM NEW-ZEALAND

The new generic name Calloria is proposed as a replacement for Waltoni a Davidson, 1850, the type species of which is the common smooth red e ndemic terebratulide brachiopod of New Zealand seas. Waltonia was base d on a juvenile, imperfect specimen of a ribbed brachiopod belonging t o an existing genus, and was abandoned by Davidson in 1861. The comple x later nomenclatural history of Waltonia and Magasella Dall is descri bed in detail. A type is selected for Terebratula inconspicua Sowerby, 1846, the type species of Calloria n. gen.