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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Rabu, 2026-07-01 00:15:48

The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific naming of organisms...

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Binomial nomenclature
Kamis, 2026-07-30 23:18:46

called a Latin name. In the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the system is also called binominal nomenclature, with an "n" before the...

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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 05:27:32

commissioners from 20 countries. The ICZN is governed by the Constitution of the ICZN, which is usually published together with the ICZN Code. Members are elected...

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Holotype
Selasa, 2026-07-07 00:33:26

several examples. Under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), there are several kinds of name-bearing types, and a holotype is one of...

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Silverfish
Jumat, 2026-07-24 04:13:50

a new formal ruling (ICZN Opinion 2427) stating the gender of Lepisma (and all genera with that ending) is neuter, following ICZN Article 30, which resulted...

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Taxon
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 23:31:46

families (governed by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature [ICZN]) and animal phyla (usually the highest relevant rank in taxonomic work)...

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Synonym (taxonomy)
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 15:05:29

2021-3.RLTS.T22689055A205475036.en. Retrieved 26 May 2024. ICZN, Art. 61.3 ICZN, Art. 61.3.1 ICZN, Art. 61.3.3 p. 43 in Beck, H. 1837. Index molluscorum præsentis...

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Type (biology)
Rabu, 2026-07-15 07:07:21

of rules laid down in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) and the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants...

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Penthicodes pulchellus
Jumat, 2026-05-15 21:26:36

as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine in accordance with ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of this species' name from pulchella...

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Canis lupus dingo
Selasa, 2026-08-11 17:32:09

Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) advises on the "correct use of the scientific names of animals". The ICZN has entered into its official list:...

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Penthicodes variegatus
Jumat, 2025-08-08 08:25:37

formerly treated as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine following ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of this species' name from variegata...

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Type locality (biology)
Jumat, 2026-07-03 06:57:46

is formally defined by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), which ties the type locality directly to the provenance of the name-bearing...

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Nomenclature codes
Sabtu, 2026-06-27 10:43:28

informally it is also historically called a Latin name. In the zoological code, ICZN, the system is also called binominal nomenclature (using the suffix -inal...

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Doto (gastropod)
Selasa, 2026-06-16 12:11:21

by ICZN Opinion 417 on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Works in Zoology, but an exception was made for Doto which has been placed by ICZN Opinion...

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Henry Keith Townes
Minggu, 2025-09-21 20:06:59

priority and was opposed to many of the rulings of the ICZN and disregarded many Opinions of the ICZN. Buckingham, G. R.; Gupta, V. K.; Townes, M. C. (1991)...

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List of authors of names published under the ICZN
Minggu, 2026-08-02 00:00:43

This is a list of notable zoologists who have published names of new taxa under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Contents:  Top 0–9 A...

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Monocrepidius
Senin, 2024-11-25 14:28:20

simultaneously in 1829, the one selected by the First Reviser under the ICZN was Monocrepidius, rendering Conoderus the junior synonym. Monocrepidius...

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Valid name (zoology)
Selasa, 2026-05-19 03:54:17

available name under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN); if a name is unavailable, then it cannot be considered either valid or...

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Species description
Selasa, 2026-07-28 07:16:53

codes. These include the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) for animals, the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and...

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Anophthalmus hitleri
Sabtu, 2025-12-13 06:34:35

name validly published for a species is its correct name, and while the ICZN strongly discourages authors from publishing names that could be considered...

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Pseudopedinaspis
Sabtu, 2022-02-26 11:20:27

wasps from the subfamily Ctenocerinae. The genus name is feminine, following ICZN Article 30.1.2. Pseudopedinaspis fasciata Arnold, 1940 Pseudopedinaspis marshalli...

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Fire ant
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:10:14

Taxon identifiers Solenopsis Wikidata: Q1075697 Wikispecies: Solenopsis (ICZN) ADW: Solenopsis AFD: Solenopsis BOLD: 1969 BugGuide: 30188 CoL: 7JFX EoL:...

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ZooBank
Selasa, 2026-05-05 07:06:10

to be the official International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) registry of zoological nomenclature. Any nomenclatural acts (e.g. publications...

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Phaio longipennis
Jumat, 2026-07-24 19:13:50

the original 1894 description, and emended to "longipennis" in 1898; under ICZN Article 33.2.3.1 the emended spelling is to be preserved. Beccaloni, G.;...

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Liceales
Selasa, 2025-08-26 21:21:52

Liceales (ICN) or Liceida (ICZN) is an order of Amoebozoa. "www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov". Retrieved 2009-06-25. v t e...

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Aristobia reticulator
Minggu, 2022-06-12 08:50:46

unavailable under the ICZN, primarily in that Johann Eusebius Voet's 1778 work giving the name testudo fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that...

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Burying beetle
Minggu, 2026-06-14 20:21:13

Thunberg (1789) of Fabricius's original name, and is not valid under the ICZN. The American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) has been on the U.S...

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Megasoma cedrosa
Rabu, 2024-10-16 15:24:55

"cedrosum" or "cedros" but the original spelling (as cedrosa) is retained under ICZN Article 31.2.3, as the name is neither Latin nor Greek. Hardy, A.R. (1972)...

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Opinion 2027
Senin, 2022-12-12 22:22:33

2003 ruling of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) concerning the conservation of 17 species names of wild animals with domestic...

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Stromatium fulvum
Kamis, 2025-05-01 06:53:23

1789, and while his name was preoccupied, it is treated as valid following ICZN Article 23.9.5; it has most commonly been referred to as Stromatium unicolor...

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Ochlodes venatus
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:45:51

should not better placed in O. venatus as a subspecies sylvanus or faunus. An ICZN Opinion in 1944 noted that the genus name Ochlodes is masculine, so the correct...

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Lepisma
Senin, 2026-01-12 18:19:50

issued a formal ruling (ICZN Opinion 2427) stating the gender of Lepisma (and all genera with that ending) is neuter, following ICZN Article 30, which resulted...

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Bicosoecida
Sabtu, 2026-06-13 13:17:01

Bicosoecida (ICZN) or Bicosoecales/Bicoecea (ICBN) is an order, a small group of unicellular flagellates, included among the stramenopiles. Informally...

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Aegomorphus morrisi
Kamis, 2026-03-26 20:53:52

morrisi) is therefore valid under ICZN Article 33.4. TITAN Database. Retrieved on 12 October 2020. "Cerambycidae Species Details". ICZN Online v t e...

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Propliopithecus
Senin, 2026-01-26 11:17:30

Propliopithecus would take precedence over Aegyptopithecus according to ICZN rules, because it was coined earlier. Propliopithecus had small canine teeth...

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Acheta
Sabtu, 2025-08-16 18:50:24

house cricket (Acheta domesticus). According to Direction 46 issued by the ICZN in 1956, this generic name is masculine in gender. Apart from the cosmopolitan...

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Macrosiagon
Kamis, 2026-08-06 10:38:42

are more than 20 described species in Macrosiagon. Under the rules of the ICZN, the nomenclatural gender of the genus name is feminine, as it is based on...

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California red-sided garter snake
Senin, 2026-07-27 02:56:01

infernalis as a neotype under ICZN code Article 75 in a 2000 decision by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in 2000 in order to preserve...

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Phytomyxea
Kamis, 2026-08-13 08:02:03

oomycetes and brown algae. They are divided into the orders Plasmodiophorida (ICZN, or Plasmodiophoromycota, ICBN) and Phagomyxida. Plasmodiophorids are best...

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Stagnicola fuscus
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 01:58:10

principle of priority of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Then this species would be named Lymnaea fusca Pfeiffer, 1821. The Lymnaea...

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Tricholepisma
Rabu, 2025-08-27 22:52:19

issued a formal ruling (ICZN Opinion 2427) stating the gender of Lepisma (and all genera with that ending) is neuter, following ICZN Article 30, which resulted...

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Alestes
Rabu, 2026-08-05 02:52:27

American serrasalmids too but this name was suppressed by Opinion 1813 of the ICZN. Within the Lake Chad basin, Alestes and Hydrocynus, collectively known as...

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Porrostoma rhipidius
Kamis, 2026-05-28 16:43:28

in Australia. The name is sometimes misspelled as "rhipidium" but under ICZN Article 31 species names that are nouns, such as rhipidius, must retain their...

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Dioctophyme
Minggu, 2024-12-01 14:39:59

suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling. The species is found in Northern America and Japan. "IRMNG - Dioctophyme Collet-Meygret, 1802". ICZN Opinion 1552...

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Chrompodellid
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 22:50:45

their research, they are variously known as Chromerida or Colpodellida (ICZN)/Colpodellales (ICN). Chrompodellids are a phylum of unicellular protists...

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Peranemid
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:29:43

are classified as family Peranemidae (ICZN) or Peranemataceae (ICBN) within the monotypic order Peranemida (ICZN) or Peranematales (ICBN). Peranemids are...

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Aristobia voeti
Rabu, 2024-07-31 15:05:41

under ICZN Article 33.3.1, as this is the spelling that is in prevailing usage. It is known from Laos, China and Myanmar. Aristobia voetii ICZN Code BioLib...

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Wells and Wellington affair
Rabu, 2026-05-13 06:18:44

other ICZN cases or defended names from their Australian Journal of Herpetology papers as senior synonyms. In its 1991 case decision, the ICZN noted that...

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Eutreptiaceae
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:29:55

Eutreptiidae (ICZN) is a family of algae in the class Euglenophyceae. It is the only family within the monotypic order Eutreptiales (ICN) or Eutreptiida (ICZN). It...

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Black-chested buzzard-eagle
Kamis, 2026-05-28 16:13:06

the two birds are not placed in the same genus today, Article 59.3 of the ICZN Code applies. According to this, a junior homonym replaced before 1961 is...

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Cerosterna
Jumat, 2026-04-10 01:42:11

an unjustified emendation of the original spelling, not valid under the ICZN. Cerosterna fabricii Thomson, 1865 Cerosterna fasciculata Aurivillius, 1924...

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Ornimegalonyx
Senin, 2026-04-13 06:47:41

was eventually adopted by Oscar Arredondo (according to the rules of the ICZN, naming a species after oneself is not prohibited, but it is frowned upon...

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Penthicodes
Jumat, 2024-08-30 00:22:58

as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine in accordance with ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of several species' names. Fulgoromorpha...

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Archaeopteryx
Jumat, 2026-08-14 01:12:10

1862 [rejected name 1961 per ICZN Opinion 607] Griphornis longicaudatus Owen vide Woodward, 1862 [rejected name 1961 per ICZN Opinion 607] Archaeopteryx...

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Rhabdodon
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:21:48

Nomenclature (ICZN) to suppress this previous use by Fleischmann (1831) and to amend the specific name to priscus. The approval of this petition by the ICZN in 1988...

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Aldabra giant tortoise
Sabtu, 2026-07-04 04:06:14

with many submissions, the ICZN eventually decided to conserve the name Testudo gigantea over this recently used name (ICZN 2013). This also affected the...

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Calymene
Selasa, 2026-04-28 20:19:10

(1816) (often mis-cited as "Calymena" Desmarest, 1817) was suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1433. Calymene - meaning beautiful crescent as a reference to the...

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Mimonephelotes
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 03:33:13

Mimonephelotus and proposed a replacement name, Mimanhammus in 1971, but under the ICZN the two names are not homonyms, so the original genus name is valid. Biolib...

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Natica marochiensis
Jumat, 2026-07-24 13:20:24

ICZN Direction 1) Naticarius marochiensis (Gmelin, 1791) Nerita maroccana Chemnitz, 1781 (unavailable name, published in a work rejected under ICZN Direction...

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Type species
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:03:37

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 1999. Article 67.1 "ICZN Code". www.animalbase.uni-goettingen.de. Retrieved 2025-12-12. Theurillat...

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Taxonomy (biology)
Senin, 2026-08-10 03:01:28

subspecies), is regulated by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN Code). In the fields of phycology, mycology, and botany, the naming of taxa...

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Stemonitidales
Selasa, 2025-08-26 21:21:54

Stemonitidales, also known as Stemonitida (ICZN) or Stemonitales is an order of amoebozoan slime molds in the class Myxogastria. Leontyev, Dmitry V.; Schnittler...

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Sparrmannia (beetle)
Rabu, 2026-04-15 21:46:51

emendation of this spelling is in prevailing usage and therefore conserved under ICZN Article 23.9.1. Sparrmannia acicularis Evans, 1989 Sparrmannia alopex (Fabricius...

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Procynosuchus
Sabtu, 2025-12-27 05:33:15

the same animal. Under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), these two names take precedence over Procynosuchus because they were erected...

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Timema ritense
Selasa, 2021-03-16 22:19:43

the genus Timema, and therefore has undergone a mandatory change following ICZN Article 31.2. "Timema ritensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...

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Tachinidae
Senin, 2026-07-13 13:15:00

the family) and to Tachininae (for the subfamily), in accordance with the ICZN rules on the formation of group names (Article 36.1). There may be confusion...

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Culicoides kalix
Jumat, 2026-03-13 18:25:56

violating Article 16.4.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The species was therefore formally (re-)described in November 2015 by Nielsen...

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Ocenebra erinaceus
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 01:36:37

of Marine Species (WoRMS), and the name is also accepted as valid by the ICZN (Op. 886) The size of the shell varies between 8 mm and 65 mm. The shell...

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Panthera onca mesembrina
Minggu, 2026-06-28 11:18:33

Roth based it on the legends and fossils, violating Article 72.5 of the ICZN, which stipulates that species can only be based on physical specimens or...

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Saurolophinae
Selasa, 2026-06-09 05:41:06

bears its name, in violation of the rules for naming animals set out by the ICZN. Prieto-Márquez (2010) defined Hadrosaurinae as only the lineage containing...

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Litogastridae
Jumat, 2026-08-07 03:14:35

given the name Litogastroidae, but this does not comply with article 29.2 in ICZN. As of 2013, the following species are included: †Lissocardia von Meyer,...

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Hexaplex trunculus
Rabu, 2026-08-12 07:28:30

published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)) Murex coronatus Monterosato in Franceschini, 1906 Murex dumosus...

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Conserved name
Selasa, 2026-07-28 10:41:32

correct name. But the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) ruled that the name Pachycephalosaurus was to be given precedence and treated...

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Systema Naturae
Rabu, 2026-07-22 14:45:04

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 8: 167–178, also p. 318 in ICZN 1987. Archived 2010-06-25 at the Wayback Machine Official lists and indexes...

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Mecynorhina
Sabtu, 2025-11-29 19:19:29

the misspelling is not in prevailing usage, therefore not valid under the ICZN) are beetles from the subfamily Cetoniinae, tribe Goliathini. The genus was...

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Homonym (biology)
Kamis, 2026-07-02 03:18:58

1899, while Gray's name was widely accepted (and is still in use). Under ICZN Article 23.9, the junior homonym is protected from being replaced, and the...

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Prestosuchus
Kamis, 2026-08-06 11:06:45

material to these proposed names. These informal treatments do not pass ICZN standards for new scientific names, so "Karamuru vorax" and "Abaporu" are...

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Puerto Rican tody
Minggu, 2026-06-21 00:58:05

approved a petition to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) seeking the renaming of the tody as Todus borinquensis. Todies are the closest...

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Triops
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:13:25

this position. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) followed Longhurst in their 1958 ruling on the usage and origin of the genus...

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Megaloceros
Selasa, 2026-06-23 10:03:26

publication was approved by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in 1977 as an available publication for the basis of zoological nomenclature...

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Leopardus narinensis
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 07:39:31

unavailable under the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) due to the absence of a designated type specimen and formal description;...

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Cochliopidae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:16:49

and has been placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Names by ICZN Opinion 2202. This family is in the superfamily Truncatelloidea and in the...

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Aplysiida
Rabu, 2026-05-20 16:26:22

existing genus, this name is no longer available according to the rules of the ICZN.[citation needed] Aplysiida has been replaced in the new Taxonomy of the...

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Threskiornithidae
Selasa, 2026-06-23 15:58:19

[498]. Commission of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) (1992). "Opinion 1674. Threskiornithidae Poche, 1904 (Aves, Ciconiiformes):...

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Ancylaini
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 00:32:01

Ancylaini is a tribe of apid bees. The name was fixed by an ICZN opinion to differentiate it from the Ancylini tribe of fresh-water molluscs. C. D. Michener...

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Adelgidae
Selasa, 2024-09-03 01:57:07

Chermesidae, or "Chermidae", the name of which was declared invalid by the ICZN in 1955. There is still considerable debate as to the number of genera within...

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Anchisaurus
Senin, 2026-05-25 10:08:56

being due to misinterpretation and different stages of growth. In 2015, the ICZN formally made the more complete type specimen of A. colurus the neotype of...

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Tautonym
Rabu, 2026-05-13 00:41:42

62 (1): 36–39. Stephan 2023, p. 36. Stephan 2023, p. 12. ICZN. Chapter 15 Art. 68.1 ICZN. Chapter 15 Art. 68.2 Stephan 2023, p. 209. Stephan 2023, p...

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Papilio ajax
Minggu, 2025-08-17 23:12:37

negative vote and 1 voting paper unreturned. The result was published as ICZN Opinion 286, in which the name ajax was placed on the Official Index of Rejected...

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Urrao antpitta
Minggu, 2025-06-15 08:36:25

considered problematic since the ICZN Code requires type specimens to be designated unambiguously in modern descriptions (ICZN Art. 16.4). The ambiguity also...

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Pedinellales
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:12:40

Pedinellales (ICN) or Pedinellida (ICZN) is a group of single-celled algae found in both marine environments and freshwater. These are found in both freshwater...

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Bolinus brandaris
Selasa, 2026-07-28 05:14:07

74805, National Gallery of Art These subspecific names are not accepted by ICZN.[citation needed] Bolinus brandaris bicauda - Coen 1933 Bolinus brandaris...

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Blaira ornata
Minggu, 2026-06-21 15:10:05

genus Ghatophryne. The publication of the new genus however did not meet ICZN requirements and a new genus Blaira was created in 2021. Habit slender. Crown...

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Type genus
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:11:53

phylum Pseudomonadota. Principle of Typification Type (biology) Type species ICZN Code Art. 63. "Name-bearing types." McNeill, J.; Barrie, F.R.; Buck, W.R...

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Rhizolitha
Jumat, 2026-06-12 09:39:25

nomenclatural priority under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), and Rhizolitha is therefore its objective junior synonym. Rhizolitha was...

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Available name
Kamis, 2026-04-16 00:32:02

Zoological Nomenclature. Available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20090524144249/http://www.iczn.org/iczn/index.jsp. Accessed September 27, 2009. v t e...

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Nile monitor
Kamis, 2026-05-21 22:24:25

being older, the name proposed in 1758 is invalid because it was rejected in ICZN opinion 540, making the name of 1766 valid. The genus Varanus was coined...

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Raymond Hoser
Rabu, 2026-02-11 07:27:11

(ICZN) to confirm that his names were "available" (i.e. had been validly published), using the name Spracklandus as a test case. In 2021, the ICZN responded...

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Central African slender-snouted crocodile
Kamis, 2026-04-30 07:36:58

species of Mecistops in accordance with Articles 69 and 70 of the ICZN. Article 67.9 of the ICZN states "If a validly fixed type species is later found to have...

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Coridius ianus
Senin, 2025-09-29 13:55:09

differ from the original publication, however, are unavailable names under ICZN Article 33.3. Thus, ianus is retained as the accepted spelling. The antenna...

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Elphidae
Senin, 2025-09-29 14:47:58

Katumbia, to which the name Elphidae can be applied under the rules of the ICZN. Boos, Alessandra D. S.; Kammerer, Christian F.; Schultz, Cesar L.; Soares...

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Unkana (planthopper)
Minggu, 2025-10-12 21:40:20

Matsumura's name is permanently unavailable and invalid under the rules of the ICZN. Unkana contains the following species. U. arisana (Matsumura, 1935) U. heitonis...

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Dioctophymidae
Rabu, 2025-12-17 01:39:54

spelling "Dioctophymatidae" but this alternative spelling was suppressed by the ICZN in a 1987 ruling. Genera: Dioctophyme Collet-Meygret, 1802 Eustrongylides...

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Tethydidae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:17:37

Tethydia, as a subfamily. In 1981, the Official List by Opinion 1182 of ICZN (1981: 174) ruled the corrected name of the group is Tethydidae and not the...

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Subspecies
Selasa, 2026-06-02 18:40:50

codes. In zoology, under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the scientific name of a subspecies is termed a trinomen, and comprises...

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Ctenolepisma
Sabtu, 2026-02-14 14:17:39

issued a formal ruling (ICZN Opinion 2427) stating the gender of Lepisma (and all genera with that ending) is neuter, following ICZN Article 30, which resulted...

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Macropodusinae
Rabu, 2026-07-08 04:27:37

family Macropodidae, the kangaroos and wallabies, and the name was changed by ICZN Opinion 2058 to Macropodusinae. The following genera are classified in this...

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Fusus
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 01:46:34

invalid as it is a junior homonym of Fusus Helbling, 1779. (Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765, 1994, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature...

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Carl Alexander Clerck
Sabtu, 2026-02-07 23:55:20

in the Swedish Museum of Natural History. Svenska spindlar Online at GDZ ICZN Code Art. 3.1 Alb. Tullgren, "Clerck, Carl Alexander", Svenskt biografiskt...

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Norealidys
Sabtu, 2025-11-15 11:40:51

botanical genus Reynoldsia of flowering plant family Araliaceae] - under ICZN (1999) as previously flagged. The genus is currently monotypic, with Norealidys...

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Torpedo (genus)
Kamis, 2026-04-30 01:11:07

2008, when Raja torpedo Linnaeus was officially made the type species under ICZN Article 70.3.1. Torpedo rays are flat like other rays, disc-shaped, with...

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Diadectes
Senin, 2026-03-09 14:25:31

it violates the rules of International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). A phylogenetic analysis of Diadectes and related diadectids was presented...

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Didunculus
Minggu, 2026-08-02 10:19:54

Gnathodon, Didunculus must be credited to Jardine following Article 50.7 of the ICZN, even though it is credited to Titian Peale in the text. Bruce, M.D.; Bahr...

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Cacatua
Minggu, 2026-08-09 04:15:50

Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The genus Kakatoe was introduced by Georges Cuvier in 1801 but this name has been suppressed by the ICZN and instead Louis Pierre...

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Cliidae
Jumat, 2026-05-22 18:27:37

type genus Clione. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) has therefore changed the name back to its original spelling Cliidae Jeffreys...

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Cleonis pigra
Senin, 2026-07-06 19:47:33

Cleonis piger, Cleonus piger, Cleonus pigra, but the correct spelling under ICZN Article 31.2 is Cleonis pigra It is identified by double V-pattern elytra...

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Triops cancriformis
Minggu, 2026-07-05 22:03:24

Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) recognised the name Triops cancriformis (Bosc, 1801–1802) (ICZN name no. 1476) as officially the oldest...

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Labyrinthulomycetes
Selasa, 2026-07-14 18:32:48

Labyrinthulomycetes (ICNafp) or Labyrinthulea (ICZN) is a class of protists that produce a network of filaments or tubes, which serve as tracks for the...

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Dictyostelid
Selasa, 2026-08-11 22:57:07

The dictyostelids (Dictyostelia/Dictyostelea, ICZN, Dictyosteliomycetes, ICBN) or cellular slime molds are a group of slime molds or social amoebae. When...

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Iridoteuthis
Sabtu, 2024-01-20 01:37:03

(incorrect original spelling) Iridoteuthis Naef, 1921 (emendation, accepted under ICZN Article 33.2.3.1) Iridioteuthis Sasaki, 1929 (incorrect subsequent spelling)...

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Siren (genus)
Rabu, 2026-08-12 04:01:39

as Siren Österdam, 1766, but Linnaeus has been ceded formal authorship by ICZN Opinion 92 in 1926 and Direction 57 in 1956. "Siren Österdam, 1766". research...

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Chydarteres striatus
Selasa, 2021-02-09 03:18:16

1787, and while his name was preoccupied, it is treated as valid following ICZN Article 23.9.5. Bezark, Larry G. A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae...

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Conus fulmen
Kamis, 2026-07-23 23:14:40

kirai Kuroda, 1956 Conus modestus G. B. Sowerby II, 1833 (name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1699) Conus wistaria Shikama, 1970 Pionoconus fulmen (Reeve, 1843)...

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Bombus incognitus
Kamis, 2024-11-07 00:41:07

sylvicola. However, the name was not validly published under the rules of the ICZN (no formal description, no type specimen), and is therefore not an available...

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Papillifera papillaris
Senin, 2025-09-15 19:50:56

be Papillifera bidens. See further discussion under "Nomenclature". The ICZN opinion, number 2176, preserved the name Turbo bidens Linnaeus, 1758 and...

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Calotheca
Kamis, 2025-12-11 05:22:35

name Calotheca Heyden, 1887, and it must be replaced under the rules of the ICZN. The species C. alata is from Indo-Pacific Localities. "Calotheca". Global...

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Cimbex americanus
Senin, 2026-05-04 02:45:48

Et Latino-Græcum (21 ed.). London: Sumptibus C. & J. Rivington. p. 353. ICZN Code Art. 30 Taeger, A.; Liston, A.D.; Prous, M.; Groll, E.K.; et al. (2018)...

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Dwarf sea hare
Rabu, 2026-03-18 03:54:42

australiana Clessin, 1899 (junior synonym) Aplysia spuria Krauss, 1848 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 560) Tethys parvula (Mörch, 1863) superseded combination...

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Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 00:18:55

Commission of Zoological Nomenclature). ICZN Code Art. 8.1.1 Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine. iczn.org Ann Moyal Platypus, pp. 8–9 Watson,...

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Chrysina woodi
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 08:05:21

advance of the formal description of the species as woodii in 1885, but under ICZN Article 50.2, the 1884 name and spelling take precedence. Adults of this...

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Leptophis ahaetulla
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:23:59

— A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854 Thrasops ahaetulla — Cope, 1860 Ahaetulla ahaetulla — W. Peters, 1873 Leptophis ahaetulla — ICZN, 1958...

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Golofa
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 01:15:43

originally described in 1837; the genus name is masculine in gender, following ICZN Article 30.2.3. Golofa are large scarabs, and the males typically have a...

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Common babbler
Senin, 2025-09-29 09:58:55

"Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Art. 31.2.2 of the ICZN Code". Bull. Brit. Orn. Club. 131 (2): 103–115. Rasmussen, PC; JC Anderton...

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Bithynia (gastropod)
Jumat, 2026-05-22 00:53:40

on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 475) Bulimus (Bulimus) Scopoli, 1777 (genus invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 475) Bythinia Stein...

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Crotalus ruber
Minggu, 2026-03-01 12:39:16

al. (1998) petitioned the ICZN to validate ruber over exsul in the interest of nomenclatural stability. In 2000, the ICZN published Opinion 1960 in which...

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Smerinthus ocellatus
Minggu, 2026-05-31 02:09:09

the masculine -us ending and is thus, according to the ICZN article 30.1.3, masculine. As the ICZN rules that species names that are adjectives should agree...

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Doris verrucosa
Selasa, 2026-05-19 10:20:26

(2016). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 2016-12-03. ICZN, Opinion 1980 (case 3088), (2001) Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca...

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Subfamily
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:36:31

those of subfamilies. The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) governs the naming of zoological taxa, including subfamilies, with specific...

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Megathecla
Selasa, 2025-10-07 11:36:26

never validly published, Megathecla must be formally acknowledged by the ICZN.[failed verification] M. cupentus – a species described in 1781 – is sometimes...

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Haplostethops
Minggu, 2026-04-05 16:20:14

Haplostethops. The genus name is masculine, contrary to some sources, following ICZN Article 30.1.4.3: "A compound genus-group name ending in -ops is to be treated...

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Megalochelys
Senin, 2026-07-13 10:26:27

lacking a proper description (though the genus name is valid due to differing ICZN standards on the naming of genera and species) making M. atlas, which was...

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Mola (fish)
Jumat, 2026-07-10 11:31:45

genus (i.e. not binomial), so the name is invalid under the rules of the ICZN. The first author who used the name Mola as a valid genus was Johann Heinrich...

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Coleopsis
Sabtu, 2026-02-28 13:01:48

was erroneous and proposed the spelling "Coleopseidae"; however, under the ICZN, Article 29.4, family-rank names originally published after 1999 are not...

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List of gastropods described in 2011
Selasa, 2025-11-04 18:42:56

slugs of every kind that have been described (following the rules of the ICZN) during the year 2011. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus...

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Hanleya brachyplax
Senin, 2025-12-29 14:35:46

Hanleya brachyplax Jardim & Simone, 2010 Synonyms Hanleya brachyplax Simone & Jardim [in Rios], 2009 (Description not fulfilling ICZN Art. 16.1 and 16.4)...

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Holacanthus bermudensis
Kamis, 2026-05-21 09:25:36

Florida. This is set out in the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (ICZN, Opinion 2003). This species frequently hybridises with the sympatric queen...

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Loon
Senin, 2026-07-20 00:06:36

situation was not completely resolved even then, and the following year the ICZN had to act again to prevent Louis Pierre Vieillot's 1818 almost-forgotten...

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Korynetes caeruleus
Jumat, 2026-02-20 22:35:53

"coeruleus" (e.g.,), but the spelling caeruleus is preserved by Opinion 604 of the ICZN, issued in 1961. The adult is between 3.5 and 6.5 mm (0.14 and 0.26 in) long...

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Pied raven
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 05:11:40

Andreasen. Nomenclature of morphs—variants and forms—is unregulated by the ICZN. Arguably, the pied raven could be considered a f. loc. (local form) Robischon...

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Coniopteris
Rabu, 2025-10-01 23:25:19

junior synonym of the little used Polystichites, but was conserved by the ICZN in 2013. Some authors suggest a range of Early Jurassic-early Late Cretaceous...

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Sand tiger shark
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:25:17

Odontaspis was approved by the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). When experts concluded that taurus belongs after Odontaspis, the name was...

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Apodasya pilosa
Minggu, 2024-10-13 01:19:28

been declared a junior subjective synonym under the ICZN, and the authority remains with Chevrolat. ICZN (2011) OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) Chaetosoma Westwood...

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Agathis (wasp)
Kamis, 2026-03-26 13:59:36

Taxon identifiers Agathis Wikidata: Q14950523 Wikispecies: Agathis (ICZN) AFD: Agathis BOLD: 79394 BugGuide: 330627 EPPO: 1AGATG Fauna Europaea (new):...

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Dasornis
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:07:29

nomen nudum: ICZN (1999) "Odontopteryx n. sp. 2" of Bourdon (2005); "O. gigas" was published in a thesis and hence is a nomen nudum: ICZN (1999) Brodkorb...

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Gabriel Bibron
Kamis, 2026-06-25 01:12:08

bibronii by André Marie Constant Duméril in 1851, however a decision by the ICZN in 1971 confirmed that the correct name was A. bibroni. Scientific Commission's...

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Chaetosoma
Minggu, 2026-04-05 18:06:27

prior to 1851, but these older uses have been declared unavailable under the ICZN. These two species belong to the genus Chaetosoma: Chaetosoma colossa Opitz...

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Poecile
Jumat, 2026-07-17 21:31:07

endings such as cincta; however, this was not specified by Kaup, and under the ICZN the genus name must therefore be treated by default as masculine, giving...

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Julodis stellaris
Rabu, 2026-07-29 08:11:19

stellaris, is unavailable under the ICZN, primarily in that Johann Eusebius Voet's work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that a work must...

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Retrospective
Jumat, 2026-08-07 03:15:00

retroactive standard is the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN Code), a convention which governs the formal scientific naming of animals...

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Smalleye hammerhead
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:29:19

Nomenclature (ICZN), to reject the Nice specimen as the lectotype and designate the Cayenne specimen in its place. The relevant petition to the ICZN has not...

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Clionidae
Rabu, 2026-05-20 07:56:17

Demospongiae. Within the ICZN there has been a proposed emendation of spelling to Clionaidae for the sponge family. The ICZN has ruled the correct name...

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Emendation (zoology)
Sabtu, 2026-02-21 21:37:27

Trust for Zoological Nomenclature. ISBN 0-85301-006-4 "Article 32 of the ICZN". ICZN. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2014...

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Pelorosaurus
Senin, 2026-02-09 03:05:28

(honouring William Conybeare) to conybearei, but under the present rules of the ICZN, the original conybeari, today written without a capital, has priority. Mantell...

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Apis koschevnikovi
Minggu, 2026-04-26 01:36:16

year. Therefore, Buttel-Reepen is not the author of the name (following the ICZN). The species was described again by Maa in 1953, this time with the name...

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Phytosauria
Minggu, 2026-08-02 14:10:10

both categories being mutually exclusive, so it does not conform to the ICZN (ICZN) article 1.2.2. While the nominal genus Phytosaurus as named by Wagler...

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Principle of homonymy
Rabu, 2026-07-01 00:38:23

Ensures that each taxon has a unique scientific name Defined in Article 52, ICZN Related principles Principle of Priority, Principle of Coordination, Principle...

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Scaptia beyonceae
Rabu, 2026-03-18 00:17:02

established by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The ICZN's guidelines allow for species to receive names that honour people,...

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Gigantornis
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:07:33

196), Mayr (2009: p.56,58) Published in a thesis and hence a nomen nudum: ICZN (1999) Bourdon (2006), Mayr (2009: p.56) Mayr et al. (2008) Paleontology...

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William Edward de Winton
Sabtu, 2022-10-15 07:58:21

is kept at the London Natural History Museum. Photograph Collection of William Edward De Winton (1856-1922), A Collection Description at iczn.org v t e...

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Romalea
Minggu, 2026-07-19 21:25:36

guttata. However, microptera has been marked as a nomen protectum by the ICZN, making guttata a synonym. As traditionally defined, Romalea only contains...

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Lists of biologists by author abbreviation
Selasa, 2022-08-09 23:27:54

described or named by the biologist. List of authors of names published under the ICZN This article includes a science- and people-related list of lists....

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Longnose trevally
Senin, 2026-05-18 08:07:13

and Caranx typus. These are all considered to be junior synonyms under the ICZN rules and are no longer used. The species has a number of common names, with...

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Meropeidae
Rabu, 2026-06-17 14:12:05

bee-eaters. The spelling of Meropeidae was adopted for the insect family by the ICZN in Opinion 140 of 1943. Phylogeny after Zhang et al. 2023: Wikimedia Commons...

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Spilopelia
Minggu, 2026-01-18 04:00:29

under clause 24(b) of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) which supports the decision of the first reviser. The name Spilopelia combines...

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Zig (lizard)
Kamis, 2026-04-23 03:32:56

107635. hdl:10481/78037. The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) regards binomial names not explicitly formed from Greek or Latin as "arbitrary...

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Hirtomurex squamosus
Selasa, 2026-05-19 17:53:51

published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)) Coralliophila alucoides depressa Settepassi, 1977 (not available...

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Linnaean taxonomy
Selasa, 2026-06-02 06:26:14

plants (Melbourne Code, 2011), Electronic version ICZN website, for zoological nomenclature Text of the ICZN, Electronic version ZooBank: The World Register...

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Petrimordella scudderiana
Selasa, 2025-09-23 01:25:03

"Paleobiology Database, †Petrimordella scudderiana Wickham 1914 (tumbling flower beetle)". Retrieved 2025-02-28. "ICZN Glossary". Retrieved 2025-02-28. v t e...

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Maraapunisaurus
Kamis, 2026-08-13 21:10:45

to the Latin fragilissimus, but such emendations are not allowed by the ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature). In any case, fragillimus...

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Ministrombus variabilis
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 06:58:55

palauensis Romagna-Manoja, 1974 (unavailable name under Art. 15.1 and 15.2 of the ICZN) Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis variabilis Swainson, 1820 Strombus lituratus...

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Piebald shrew
Senin, 2025-12-29 23:17:20

was described again in 2018 to meet certain validity requirements of the ICZN code. The American Society of Mammalogists considers D. sonnerati to be a...

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List of ichthyosauromorph genera
Kamis, 2026-08-13 17:00:53

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Melipotis
Minggu, 2026-05-10 23:22:13

Erebidae Tribe: Melipotini Genus: Melipotis Hübner, 1818 Synonyms Heliothis Hübner, 1809 (suppressed ICZN 789) Gerespa Walker, 1858 Coronta Walker, [1858]...

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Thetystrombus latus
Rabu, 2026-07-29 06:57:42

(Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2)) Strombus latus f. minima Bernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2)) Strombus latus...

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List of informally named Mesozoic reptiles
Senin, 2026-08-03 05:12:11

Tylosaurinae pending more complete specimens; it has been noted that, following ICZN recommendations, the specific name should have been "boubkeri", as it honors...

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Liocoris
Senin, 2025-09-08 02:34:56

the decision of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in 1963 allowed them to stay in genus Lygus. The species that Kenton described...

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Darter
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:12:03

Museum of Natural History, number 222; with application of article 36 of ICZN. Answers.com [2009], BLI (2009), Myers et al. [2009] Brodkorb & Mourer-Chauviré...

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Mycotretus
Senin, 2026-08-10 10:48:59

petitioned the ICZN to rule Dejean's descriptions as invalid; this would preserve the prevailing genus assignments. In 1996, the ICZN agred to this proposal...

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Freshwater crocodile
Selasa, 2026-05-19 21:23:27

16 June 2009. "International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". www.iczn.org. Cogger H (1983). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Reed. Hekkala...

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Yak
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 21:52:11

still consider the wild yak to be a subspecies, Bos grunniens mutus, the ICZN made an official ruling in 2003 permitting the use of the name Bos mutus...

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Large skipper
Selasa, 2025-06-17 05:35:37

considered a distinct species or included in O. venatus as a subspecies. Under ICZN rules the specific name, originally proposed as Papilio sylvanus, is invalid...

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Hemiemblemaria simula
Minggu, 2026-08-02 17:06:50

International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. No First Reviser action or ICZN Opinion was involved. The valid name is therefore Hemiemblemaria simula Longley...

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Carl Linnaeus
Selasa, 2026-08-11 22:23:37

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 149: 109–114. JSTOR 4065043. ICZN Chapter 16, Article 72.4.1.1; Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine...

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Stupendemys
Rabu, 2026-04-01 13:16:57

2021 in accordance with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The skull of Stupendemys is roughly triangular in top view and the edges...

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Tonnidae
Jumat, 2026-06-05 18:08:15

Tonnidae and Cassidae under "Tonnacea", therefore acting as first reviser under ICZN article 24. In this respect, the World Register of Marine Species follows...

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Myxogastria
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:56:41

Myxogastria/Myxogastrea (myxogastrids, ICZN) or Myxomycetes (ICN) is a class of slime molds that contains 5 orders, 14 families, 62 genera, and 888 species...

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Toarcibatis
Minggu, 2026-03-22 17:49:19

but the family would eventually be renamed "Toarcibatidae" to conform with ICZN rules. Delsate, D.; Candoni, L. (2001). "Description de nouveaux morphotypes...

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Orcinus
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:00:38

Code Online | International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". www.iczn.org. Retrieved 15 February 2025. Lewis, Charlton T.; Short, Charles (1879)...

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Salazaria (butterfly)
Senin, 2025-12-15 08:09:58

validly established, or is a nomen nudum. The matter has been submitted to the ICZN for discussion.[citation needed] Two named species are placed here. Several...

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Egyptian fruit bat
Kamis, 2026-08-06 03:59:35

Geoffroy's revision from egyptiacus to ægyptiacus was invalid according to the ICZN Code, and changed the name back to egyptiacus. The 1999 Mammalian Species...

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Oncopus
Senin, 2025-07-21 04:56:25

opilionids has been much more used in the literature, it has been proposed to the ICZN in 2006 to suppress the Lepidoptera name. The proposal was refused in 2008...

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Caliadurgus
Rabu, 2026-07-15 20:57:46

fasciatellus and the other now known as Priocnemis hyalinata. However, under the ICZN, Article 67.8, the type species of a replacement name is the same as the...

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Tailed tailless bat
Minggu, 2025-10-19 06:20:23

scientists having argued for both names on the basis of Latin grammar and of the ICZN rules on the naming of species. When Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire first...

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Dioctophyme renale
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 01:38:26

original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. "Infectious Diseases". Gideon. 22 February 2009. ICZN Opinion 1552 LeBailly, M.; Leuzinger, U.; Bouchet, F. (October 2003). "Dioctophymidae...

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Echis coloratus
Kamis, 2025-10-02 04:46:03

Stimson (1974) proposed that E. coloratus be validated over E. froenata. The ICZN subsequently gave coloratus precedence over froenata by use of its plenary...

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Kākāpō
Minggu, 2026-08-09 11:49:35

("feather"). In 1955 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) ruled that the genus name Strigops was feminine. Based on this ruling many...

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Bambiraptor
Kamis, 2026-06-18 22:18:38

followed by some authors but such emendations are no longer allowed by the ICZN. The holotype specimen AMNH FR 30556 (previously AMNH 001 and FIP 001, sometimes...

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Turbinellidae
Jumat, 2026-06-05 18:34:17

1798: synonym of Turbinella Lamarck, 1799 (placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 489) Wikimedia Commons has media related to Turbinellidae. Exilia...

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Tornieria
Kamis, 2025-12-25 09:46:03

McIntosh (1989) in accordance with the ICZN articles 45.5.1 and 50.1, and designated a lectotype in accordance with the ICZN articles 74.1 and 74.7. Elements...

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Canis
Minggu, 2026-08-02 22:27:14

Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in Opinion 91 included Genus Canis on its Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology. In 1955, the ICZN's Direction 22 added...

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Termitidae
Selasa, 2026-08-11 19:35:55

Macrotermitinae Kemner, 1934, nomen protectum [ICZN 2003] (synonyms: Acanthotermitinae Sjöstedt, 1926, nomen rejiciendum [ICZN 2003]; Odontotermitini Weidner, 1956)...

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Callophrys dumetorum
Jumat, 2024-11-29 04:31:58

result of this change, while C. viridis was changed to C. dumetorum. In 2012, ICZN Opinion 2291 designated a neotype for C. dumetorum and reverted the above...

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Ultrastenos
Senin, 2026-08-03 16:27:25

changed from U. willisi to U. huberi in accordance with the rules of the ICZN. Ultrastenos was a small mekosuchine, measuring upwards of 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)...

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Macropterygius
Selasa, 2025-07-01 16:00:40

did not need to be reversed in light of the holotype's re-discovery. The ICZN, in the same decision (Opinion 1734, Case 2779), added the genus Macropterygius...

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Auctorum
Minggu, 2025-12-07 19:05:22

2509/naf2013.008.006. hdl:2376/123928. ISSN 1937-786X. ICZN auctorum in the glossary of the ICZN Invertebrate Ireland Online auctorum in the glossary of...

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Richard W. Wells
Minggu, 2026-03-15 11:12:47

the ICZN. Some species identified by Wells were later validated by other researchers, yet Wells' names were ignored in protest. Without an ICZN ruling...

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Cetiosaurus
Kamis, 2026-06-11 09:21:57

assigned C. oxoniensis as the type species but by the modern rules of the ICZN one of the species named by the original author, in this case Owen, must...

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Chresonym
Selasa, 2026-03-03 04:56:24

different in the zoological and botanical codes of nomenclature; under the ICZN, a synonym is an available name (i.e., it has its own description, authorship...

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Ichthyornis
Minggu, 2026-05-17 22:15:09

Clarke argued that because the rules for naming animals laid out by the ICZN state that a type species for a genus must have originally been included...

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Thick-billed fox sparrow
Rabu, 2026-08-12 15:16:58

usually synonymized with the former. (Rising & Beadle 1996) Not defined by the ICZN Etymology: megarhyncha, "large-billed", from Ancient Greek mega-, "great"...

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List of prehistoric brittle stars
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:44:32

and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Technical terms used include: Junior synonym: A name which describes the...

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Shuvosauridae
Rabu, 2026-06-24 11:14:25

nameless, and simply referred to as Group Y. However, in accordance with ICZN rules of naming priority Shuvosauridae has priority over Chatterjeeidae (Shuvosauridae...

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Neuroptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
Selasa, 2026-02-17 00:09:51

28, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) ICZN (1966). Opinion 787. Baetis [Leach, 1815] (Insecta, Ephemeroptera): designation...

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Paraphyly
Senin, 2026-04-06 02:48:14

because it excludes Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, etc.). Under the ranks of the ICZN Code, the two taxa are separate orders. Molecular studies, however, have...

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Euglenophyceae
Kamis, 2026-04-16 01:45:17

Euglenophyceae (ICNafp, proposed as a class) or Euglenea (ICZN, proposed as a class) is an unranked clade of single-celled algae belonging to the phylum...

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Chama (bivalve)
Selasa, 2026-05-19 01:45:00

ago.). Fossil shells within this genus have been found all over the world. ICZN (1957). "Opinion 484. Addition to the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology...

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Cypraeoidea
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 09:12:42

ruling by the ICZN, many invertebrate superfamily names ended in the suffix -acea, or -aceae, not -gidea as now required according to ICZN article 29.2...

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Hymenocephalus (fish)
Sabtu, 2021-03-06 04:22:19

identifiers Hymenocephalus Wikidata: Q2832077 Wikispecies: Hymenocephalus (ICZN) AFD: Hymenocephalus BOLD: 95942 CoL: 526Y EoL: 24837 GBIF (old): 2416456...

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Plataspidae
Selasa, 2026-03-24 14:08:07

Plataspidae (emended by some later authors as "Plataspididae", in violation of ICZN Code Article 29.5) are a family of shield bugs native to the Old World. They...

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Paratype
Selasa, 2026-05-19 07:57:40

designation as a neotype. The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) has not always required a type specimen, but any species or subspecies newly...

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Variety (botany)
Selasa, 2026-05-19 01:44:36

forms and morphs are used informally if needed, but are unregulated by the ICZN.[citation needed] The bacteriological nomenclature uses the term subspecies...

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Paleoparadoxia
Rabu, 2025-12-31 08:07:57

Mammalia, Desmostylia): proposed designation of a neotype not accepted". ICZN. Retrieved 11 March 2013. Clark, J. M. (1991). "A new early Miocene species...

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Cocculinoidea
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 03:55:36

Lepetelloidea to the Vetigastropoda. (Note that before the stipulation by the ICZN, the majority of invertebrate superfamilies ended in -acea, or -aceae, not...

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Aldabrachelys
Minggu, 2026-04-12 02:19:33

Chelonoidis denticulata; however, this was discussed and petitioned before the ICZN and accepted: the name Aldabrachelys is therefore the correct name for this...

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Palaemon adspersus
Jumat, 2026-05-08 22:54:36

Nomenclature (ICZN), which stated that the type species of Palaemon would be Palaemon adspersus. In 1958, Lipke Holthuis petitioned the ICZN to suppress...

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Trochoidea (superfamily)
Senin, 2025-11-24 06:04:17

Phasianelloidea Swainson, 1840 Trochacea (suffix -oidea mandatory for a superfamily name following current ICZN art. 29.2.) Turbinoidea Rafinesque, 1815...

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Mortoniceras
Senin, 2026-03-02 05:24:12

of the Acanthocerataceae (renamed Acanthoceratoidea to conform with the ICZN ruling on superfamily endings) Mortoniceras is found in middle and upper...

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Coelophysis
Kamis, 2026-07-09 15:18:48

same genus, creating the combination Syntarsus colberti. In the end, the ICZN voted in 1996 to designate the complete specimen AMNH 7224 as the neotype...

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Tethys fimbria
Rabu, 2026-08-12 15:51:47

slug, a nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tethydidae. ICZN opinion 200 ruled that Tethys fimbria is a valid name and Tethys leporina...

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Apus (bird)
Senin, 2026-05-11 20:02:28

ended in 1958 when the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) ruled against the use of the genus name Apus for the crustaceans and recognized...

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Ovis
Jumat, 2026-07-24 08:09:03

Mammals. Medford, New Jersey: Plexus Publishing, Inc. ISBN 0-937548-08-1 ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) Opinion 2027 Crégut-Bonnoure...

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Amphiporida
Senin, 2026-05-18 09:27:03

family was previously spelled "Amphiporidae", but this was emended by the ICZN in 2013 to prevent confusion with a family of ribbon worms. Family Amphiporaidae...

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Otto Kraus
Minggu, 2026-03-08 06:56:25

(1989–1995) of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). He published nearly 200 scientific papers and described nearly 500 species...

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Tonnoidea
Jumat, 2026-06-05 18:08:16

Cassidae under "stirps Tonnacea", therefore acting as first reviser under ICZN art. 24 Families within the superfamily Tonnoidea include: Bursidae, the...

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Aglajidae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 07:16:53

in parentheses) are those names which are ruled by Article 40(2) of the ICZN Code. "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the...

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Hyperolius kivuensis
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 04:41:38

established in the same work are found to refer to the same species, the ICZN Code leaves the choice which name to choose to the first scientist to revise...

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Tragidion coquus
Senin, 2025-08-18 05:33:08

"coquum", but it is a noun and must retain the spelling "coquus" under the ICZN. Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the New...

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Rimicola
Senin, 2026-07-27 19:56:32

by Böhmig in 1908 which should thus be invalid as per Article 57 of the ICZN. There are currently five recognized species in this genus: Rimicola cabrilloi...

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Zizula
Rabu, 2025-04-30 20:36:44

Tranquebar Zizula hylax pygmea (Snellen, 1876) - Java – pygmy grass blue In 1967, ICZN published a ruling on the type species of Pithecops Horsfield, [1818] in...

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Eristalis
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:05:41

application to confirm the gender of Eristalis as feminine. They referred to ICZN Art. 30.1.1, which states that a name in Latin form takes the gender given...

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Songzia
Senin, 2026-05-18 21:29:31

newsletter, and only subsequently in a scientific journal to fulfill the ICZN's requirements valid new scientific names. As such, they were considered nomina...

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Limenitis reducta
Jumat, 2026-03-20 17:14:22

1859 Icon. Lep. 2: pl. 2, f. 1 Lewis, 1872 Zoologist (2) 7 : 3074 (rej. ICZN-562) Grund, 1908 Soc. ent. 23 (11) : 81 Fruhstorfer, 1909 Int. ent. Zs. 3...

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List of gastropods described in 2012
Minggu, 2026-03-01 17:16:56

slugs of every kind that have been described (following the rules of the ICZN) during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus...

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Yangchuanosaurus
Jumat, 2026-08-14 06:51:55

discussion of the genus, uses the name M. carpenteri. Regardless, under ICZN Article 11.5, the name Metriacanthosaurus "carpenteri" is a nomen nudum,...

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Muraena
Selasa, 2026-07-07 14:38:51

genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2008-01-08. ICZN (1992). "Opinion 1672. Muraena Linnaeus, 1758 and Anguilla Schrank, 1798...

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Elphidium
Sabtu, 2025-06-21 14:57:22

Loeblich & Tappan, 1987) Canalifera Krasheninnikov, 1953 (Name not available ICZN Art. 13(a)(i)) Carpenterella Krasheninnikov, 1953 (Opinion of Loeblich &...

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Culicoides boyi
Jumat, 2026-03-13 18:25:54

violating Article 16.4.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The species was therefore formally (re-)described in November 2015 by Nielsen...

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Mitra mitra
Selasa, 2026-05-19 10:15:30

junior subjective synonym Voluta mitra Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination) Voluta mitra episcopalis Linnaeus, 1758 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 885)...

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Xyrichtys
Minggu, 2026-07-05 21:34:04

novacula Linnaeus, 1758 Synonyms Hemipteronotus Lacépède, 1801 (suppressed in ICZN Opinion 1799) Novacula G. Cuvier, 1815 Amorphocephalus S. Bowdich, 1825 Xyrula...

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Mathurin Jacques Brisson
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 20:46:32

on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). However, Brisson also introduced names for genera and these are accepted by the ICZN. Linnaeus relied heavily on Brisson's...

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Pamphagodidae
Minggu, 2025-01-19 07:03:43

Retrieved 4 January 2021. Bolívar I (1884) An. Soc. Espan. Hist. Nat. 13: 487. ICZN, “OPINION 2309 (Case 3429) CHARILAIDAE Dirsh, 1953 (Insecta, Orthoptera):...

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Golden trevally
Selasa, 2026-07-28 20:50:22

fish, with all of these now recognised as invalid junior synonyms under ICZN rules. The species common names generally refer to its appearance with 'golden...

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Trichius gallicus
Kamis, 2026-05-14 05:05:07

name "Trichius rosaceus", but this name is permanently unavailable under ICZN Article 11.4, as are all of Voet's names. These beetles are present in most...

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Clerus
Jumat, 2026-02-06 04:00:50

Cleridae Subfamily: Clerinae Genus: Clerus Fabricius, 1775 According to ICZN Opinion 1273, Opinion 228 was superseded, giving correct authorship of Clerus...

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Pagodula echinata
Selasa, 2026-05-19 18:31:03

published in a work which does not consistently use binomial nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)) Trophonopsis carinata hirta Settepassi, 1977 (not available,...

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Cominella adspersa
Kamis, 2026-05-21 11:09:01

1784 (Martyn, 1784 is a work rejected for nomenclatorial purposes (see ICZN opinions 456 and 479)) Buccinum melo Lesson, 1840 (synonym) Buccinum quoyii...

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Jeholornis
Jumat, 2026-03-13 04:29:10

junior synonym of Shenzhouraptor. In 2006, Zhou and Zhang noted that the ICZN gives priority to these over monthly journals, and argued that because of...

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Sperm whale
Selasa, 2026-08-04 20:34:38

that the names were synonyms published simultaneously, and, therefore, the ICZN Principle of the First Reviser should apply. In this instance, it led to...

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Afropolonia
Rabu, 2025-03-19 04:58:05

although they rejected his paper because of this name; at the time, the ICZN Code discouraged "comical" names. Goff has surmised that the Bulletin of...

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Dagetichthys
Kamis, 2026-01-15 19:13:05

D. lakdoensis. Synaptura was considered an incorrect designation by the ICZN and their species were added here. Six species are recognized as valid: Dagetichthys...

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Aporrhais pespelecani
Selasa, 2026-05-19 10:00:50

of the species, which he called Strombus Pes pelecani. The rules of the ICZN state that the original spelling of a species name is the correct one, even...

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Stegosaurus
Rabu, 2026-08-12 05:31:54

replaced by S. stenops as the type species of Stegosaurus in a ruling of the ICZN in 2013. Stegosaurus "affinis", named by Marsh in 1881, is only known from...

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Calephorus compressicornis
Senin, 2026-03-16 00:17:32

Orthoptériques et Entomocénotiques 18:28 (Note: neotypes of Harz invalid according to ICZN articles 75.1, 75.2 and 75.3.6) as Calephorus compressicornis unknown & Morichon...

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Lycozoarces
Rabu, 2026-06-03 14:59:18

satisfy the ICZN. In 1935 he described L. hubbsi and described Lycozoarces as a new genus despite having used it in 1933. Under the ICZN Popov's first...

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List of dinosaur genera
Selasa, 2026-08-11 15:52:35

and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Technical terms used include: Junior synonym: A name which describes the...

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Saperda horni
Senin, 2024-08-12 22:23:13

Species: S. horni Binomial name Saperda horni Joutel, 1902 Synonyms Saperda uteana Casey, 1924 Saperda hornii Joutel, 1902 (Missp.; ICZN Article 33.3.1)...

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Dolomena
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 20:28:04

Therefore, he was not accepted as the author of this genus (Art. 13.1 of the ICZN Code) Species within the genus Dolomena include: Dolomena columba (Lamarck...

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Afrosoricida
Minggu, 2026-06-21 05:08:29

clade and regard Afrosoricida as a junior synonym (though the rules of the ICZN do not apply above the Linnean rank of family). This is based on the principles...

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Bluebuck
Jumat, 2026-05-01 14:51:47

suppressed by the ICZN, leading to some taxonomic confusion. In 2001, the British ecologist Peter J. Grubb proposed that the ICZN should rescind its...

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Mesogastropoda
Sabtu, 2023-11-04 05:15:15

original name Choristidae was a name to be emended to Choristeidae by the ICZN to remove homonymy with Choristidae, a family of scorpionflies) Cingulopsidae...

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Doxander
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 20:28:06

name Doxander, Iredale, 1931 is no longer available under Art. 13.1 of the ICZN Code. Species within the genus Doxander include: Doxander campbelli (Griffith...

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Rotula deciesdigitatus
Selasa, 2026-03-24 19:30:43

Life: 3651351 WoRMS: 534505 Rotula Wikidata: Q18615747 Wikispecies: Rotula (ICZN) CoL: 7PFYZ GBIF (old): 3249495 iNaturalist: 855917 Open Tree of Life: 3650795...

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Aeolidia
Selasa, 2025-07-29 20:55:35

Aeolidia Cuvier, 1798 Synonyms Aeolis Menke, 1844 (Invalid: Placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 779) Eolidia Cuvier, 1816 Eolis Cuvier, 1805...

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Texas rat snake
Kamis, 2026-06-11 12:52:22

entirely, considering them all to be merely locality variations. However, the ICZN has rejected the renaming, thus Elaphe remains the generally accepted generic...

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Fidia
Rabu, 2026-07-22 02:30:04

usage of Fidia Baly, 1863 and Lypesthes Baly, 1863 was submitted to the ICZN in 2006. This proposal was rejected by the commission in 2009, upholding...

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Tyrannosaurus
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:46:31

2025. Retrieved May 24, 2025. "Article 23. Principle of Priority". code.iczn.org. Retrieved November 17, 2025. Osborn, H. F. (1905). "Tyrannosaurus and...

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Glossary of scientific naming
Senin, 2026-08-10 12:23:22

Code (BC) ICZN – International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature publishes ICZN – the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature or "ICZN Code" IBC...

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Pacific jack mackerel
Sabtu, 2026-04-11 01:39:08

Decapterus polyaspis, from a specimen caught in Oregon, which under the ICZN rules classifies as a junior synonym, and it is therefore discarded. In 1983...

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Altica
Sabtu, 2025-09-13 02:24:13

Altica vitiosa Blatchley, 1928 Altica woodsi Isely, 1920 Conserved name, ICZN 1994. However, David G. Furth argued that Altica had been cited by Geoffroy...

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Timema poppense
Kamis, 2021-11-25 15:56:26

the genus Timema, and therefore has undergone a mandatory change following ICZN Article 31.2), the "Pope Valley timema", is a species of walkingstick in...

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Rissooidea
Kamis, 2026-04-16 14:08:20

ruling by the ICZN, many invertebrate superfamily names ended in the suffix -acea, or -aceae, not -oidea as now required according to ICZN article 29.2...

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Clitellata
Rabu, 2026-06-10 13:27:49

49: 614–640. Erséus, Christer; Wetzel, Mark J. & Gustavsson, Lena (2008): ICZN rules – a farewell to Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata). Zootaxa 1744: 66–68...

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Cydia saltitans
Minggu, 2026-04-05 18:10:26

revealed that Lucas' name has never been available (a nomen nudum under the ICZN rules), and also that Westwood's original name, Carpocapsa saltitans, had...

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Megalosaurus
Selasa, 2026-07-21 06:44:39

According to the rules of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the name Scrotum humanum in principle had priority over Megalosaurus because...

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Enos (butterfly)
Senin, 2026-05-18 21:38:11

Article 13.1 of the ICZN Code, because an appropriate genus description was not given. The matter has been submitted to the ICZN for discussion; regardless...

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Inostrancevia
Selasa, 2026-08-11 16:17:40

usage and must be maintained according to the rule of article 33.3.1 of the ICZN. Among the many species of Inostrancevia erected and described on its part...

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Gargoyleosaurus
Selasa, 2026-08-11 02:41:41

then renamed G. parkpinorum by Carpenter et al. in 2001, in accordance with ICZN art. 31.1.2A. Gargoyleosaurus was a relatively small ankylosaur, reaching...

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Pachycetus
Rabu, 2026-06-03 00:06:27

was named in 1883, a whole 43 years before Platytholus, the rules of the ICZN dictated that Pachycetus had priority. Simultaneously, since the species...

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Runcinidae
Kamis, 2026-05-21 07:57:45

Forbes [in Forbes & Hanley], 1851 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 811) Runnica M. C. Miller & Rudman, 1968: synonym of Runcina Forbes...

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Geoemydidae
Minggu, 2026-05-17 21:47:27

elevated to the family status and renamed to Geoemydidae according to the ICZN rules. Most fossil and molecular data support their close relationship to...

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Mata mata
Kamis, 2026-07-02 18:50:56

Systematischen Verseichnisse der einzelnen Arten. Müller, Leipzig. xlviii + 364 p. ICZN. 1963. Opinion 660. Suppression under the plenary powers of seven specific...

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List of prehistoric medusozoan genera
Senin, 2025-10-13 16:43:17

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Neo-Latin
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 03:47:02

of living organisms devised by Carl Linnaeus, although the rules of the ICZN allow the construction of names that deviate considerably from historical...

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Zygaena
Minggu, 2026-07-26 11:18:22

Taxon identifiers Zygaena Wikidata: Q604450 Wikispecies: Zygaena (ICZN) BioLib: 48340 BOLD: 94961 ButMoth: 31125.0 CoL: 92QVH EoL: 47550 EPPO: 1ZYGAG Fauna...

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Notiomastodon
Minggu, 2026-07-26 15:11:31

named much earlier, Simpson and Paula Couto argued and in accordance with ICZN nomenclature rules, this name has priority over Haplomastodon chimborazi...

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Majungasaurus
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 23:15:52

The dentary was made the neotype specimen after a 2009 petition to the ICZN. Majungasaurus was a medium-sized theropod that typically reached 5.6–7 m...

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Orca
Kamis, 2026-08-13 11:51:40

to Orcus and the orcs, the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) mentions that the name orca originates from the Latin word orca, meaning...

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Eumolpus (beetle)
Rabu, 2026-07-22 02:46:03

designation of Chrysomela ignita Fabricius, 1787 in 1840. This was accepted by the ICZN in 2012. Eumolpus robustus, Mexico Mounted specimen of Eumolpus sp. on display...

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Etainia (artiopod)
Kamis, 2026-01-15 22:53:13

from a different genus earlier in 2015), therefore under Article 23 of the ICZN's code it is a homonym and technically invalid. Etainia is known only from...

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Arthurdactylus
Minggu, 2025-08-03 03:18:38

Code Online | International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature". www.iczn.org. Retrieved 2025-01-05. Martill, Frey; Frey, Eberhard (1998). "A new pterosaur...

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Brown meagre
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:27:03

Systema Naturae; the type locality was given as Zadar, Croatia. In 1972, the ICZN set this species to be the type species of the genus Sciaena. The genus Sciaena...

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Gaviiformes
Kamis, 2025-11-13 13:03:06

ISBN 0-7565-0315-9 International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) (1957–58). "The family-group names "Gaviidae" Coues, 1903 and "Urinatoridae"...

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Agriotes obscurus
Senin, 2026-08-10 10:49:05

(1): 77–83. Bibcode:2013JPesS..86...77V. doi:10.1007/s10340-012-0472-8. ICZN (2014). "Opinion 2333 (Case 3548) - Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des...

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Passenger pigeon
Sabtu, 2026-06-20 22:30:54

Hemming proposed that the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) secure the specific name macroura for the mourning dove, and the name migratorius...

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List of authors of South African animal taxa
Rabu, 2025-12-17 23:50:52

fl. 1976 Zugmayer fl. 1911 List of authors of names published under the ICZN List of authors of South African botanical taxa List of botanists by author...

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Lists of scientists
Selasa, 2025-06-24 06:25:36

List of undersea explorers List of authors of names published under the ICZN List of African educators, scientists and scholars List of Argentine scientists...

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Macrothricidae
Selasa, 2025-02-04 04:49:42

ITIS Taxonomic note: Based on "prevailing use," as permitted under the ICZN (1999), Martin & Davis retain the traditional spelling Macrothricidae over...

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Seashell
Rabu, 2026-06-17 17:25:24

journals recognized by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Large numbers of new species are published in the scientific literature...

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Malayopython
Selasa, 2026-06-02 03:49:33

nomenclature, pending suitable action by the ICZN" (the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature). ICZN Commissioner Frank Krell later wrote in...

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Nomen novum
Selasa, 2025-11-18 06:33:47

conservandum Nomen nudum Nomen oblitum http://www.iczn.org/iczn/index.jsp Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine ICZN Code (Glossary) Turland, Nicolas J. (2019)...

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Bibliography of Carlo Pollonera
Sabtu, 2026-06-27 16:03:38

implies that he wrote most of the description, according to the current ICZN code the authority should nevertheless be considered as Caziot alone. Caziot...

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Streptopelia
Minggu, 2026-05-17 18:33:51

World. Vol. 3. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 88. ICZN (International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature) (2008). "Opinion 2215...

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Troodon
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:44:51

International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) article 75.5, the authors are preparing a petition to the ICZN for a formal neotype designation. Troodon...

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Scaphander
Selasa, 2026-08-11 18:49:56

(superseded combination) Gioenia Bruguière, 1789 unavailable name (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 287) Meloscaphander Schepman, 1913 · Scaphander (Bucconia) Dall,...

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Cobalt-rumped parrotlet
Kamis, 2025-11-06 01:02:10

pointed out in 1999, the original name (F. xanthopterygius) remains valid per ICZN rules. Consequently, this name was re-applied to the blue-winged parrotlet...

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Pyrops
Senin, 2026-05-11 16:55:25

official declaration of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN): Opinion 322. The type species is Pyrops candelaria. A molecular phylogenetic...

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Sauromalus ater
Senin, 2026-05-04 14:05:39

 ater was submitted to the ICZN. However, this reasoning was dubious and the priority of S. ater was maintained. In 2004, ICZN ruled that the name Sauromalus...

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PhyloCode
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:17:59

species names up to the rank-based nomenclature codes (ICN, ICNCP, ICNP, ICZN, ICVCN). The PhyloCode is associated with the International Society for Phylogenetic...

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Orthographical variant
Senin, 2024-07-22 23:43:32

formal standing. Inadvertent misspellings are treated in Art. 32-33 of the ICZN. "Hieronima Allemão, orth. var". GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved 2019-08-16...

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Mountain paca
Senin, 2026-04-20 00:45:31

the rules of the current International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), due to imprecise definition of the taxon and lack of a type specimen. Not...

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Tylosaurus
Kamis, 2026-08-13 06:08:44

The initial description of the Moroccan specimen has failed to conform to ICZN article 72.10 and recommendation 16C, for the museum that purportedly preserved...

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Timomenus komarowi
Rabu, 2025-05-28 03:20:29

miswritten as Timomenus komarovi in several later publications, which per ICZN 33.3, is an incorrect subsequent spelling. An argument could be made for...

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Crocodile flathead
Senin, 2026-05-18 03:17:21

Tilesius's name was printed in Cyrillic script, it is not available under the ICZN. The crocodile flathead typically has 11 soft rays in the second dorsal fin...

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Boat-billed heron
Sabtu, 2026-03-28 02:22:41

on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). However, Brisson also introduced names for genera and these are accepted by the ICZN. The boat-billed heron is now...

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Onefin electric ray
Rabu, 2026-05-20 04:42:10

require a decision by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Gmelin did not refer to any type specimens. In 1826, German naturalist...

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Nemonychidae
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 10:32:34

Myanmar, Cenomanian †Renicimberis Legalov 2009 Yixian Formation, China, Aptian ICZN (2005) Opinion 2111 (Case 3093). Nemonychidae Bedel, November 1882 (Insecta...

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Pelagornithidae
Kamis, 2026-07-23 05:52:12

nomen nudum. Also, Odontoptila is already used for a geometer moth genus: ICZN (1999), uBio (2005) Scarlett (1972), Olson (1985: pp. 199–200), Bourdon (2005...

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Aerosteon
Senin, 2026-07-20 06:34:56

Aerosteon. On May 21, 2009, the journal's managing editor coordinated with the ICZN to correct this oversight, publishing a comment to the original paper with...

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Author citation (zoology)
Rabu, 2026-08-12 05:41:12

diverge among disciplines and authors. The ambiguity led a member of the ICZN Commission in 1974 to provide a more clear interpretation in the second edition...

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Aglae
Senin, 2026-03-16 02:28:31

misspelled as caerulea rather than coerulea, but under Article 33.3.1 of the ICZN, the caerulea spelling must be maintained. A. caerulea was thought to occur...

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Megalosauroidea
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:50:52

containing all species closer to Spinosaurus than to Passer domesticus. The ICZN holds that even clade names (which do not yet have any governing body) should...

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Bivetiella cancellata
Selasa, 2026-07-28 06:48:36

F., 1798 Murex scabriculus Linnaeus, 1758 (Declared nomen oblitum under ICZN Art. 23.9 by Verhecken (2007)) Murex scabriusculus Linnaeus, 1767 Voluta...

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List of gastropods described in 2013
Minggu, 2026-01-11 08:42:31

slugs of every kind that have been described (following the rules of the ICZN) during the year 2013. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus...

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Acrasidae
Sabtu, 2026-02-21 02:40:07

The family Acrasidae (ICZN, or Acrasiomycota, ICBN) is a family of slime molds which belongs to the excavate group Heterolobosea. The name element acrasio-...

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Species
Jumat, 2026-08-14 00:45:02

The nomenclatural codes that guide the naming of species, including the ICZN for animals and the ICN for plants, do not make rules for defining the boundaries...

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Splendrillia otagoensis
Selasa, 2026-05-19 12:43:41

1822) Nomenclature code The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) (inherited from Animalia) Splendrillia otagoensis Powell, 1942. Retrieved...

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Arapaimidae
Sabtu, 2026-07-04 17:50:48

Arapaiminae. A commonly used synonym is Heterotidinae, but according to the ICZN, Arapaimidae has priority. Arapaimides, along with other osteoglossomorphs...

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Acria
Kamis, 2026-07-16 17:54:00

Taxon identifiers Acria Wikidata: Q13860184 Wikispecies: Acria (ICZN) AFD: Acria BOLD: 86586 ButMoth: 279.0 CoL: 8ZYPH EoL: 95211 GBIF (old): 1839459 iNaturalist:...

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Australian raven
Kamis, 2026-04-30 11:04:52

reviser under Article 24 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) Code and discarded C. australis as a junior homonym—in 1788, Gmelin had...

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Shrimp scad
Senin, 2026-07-06 16:31:18

with Caranx microbrachium to be a junior synonym, unacceptable under the ICZN rules and has been discarded. The currently accepted name of Alepes djedaba...

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Conus fergusoni
Minggu, 2026-04-26 22:32:39

consanguineus E. A. Smith, 1880 Conus fulvocinctus Crosse, 1872 (ruled by ICZN Opinion 1502 not to have precedence over C. fergusoni) Pyruconus fergusoni...

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Trumpeter whiting
Senin, 2026-06-08 19:53:11

Macleay in 1877, which is a junior synonym and has been discarded under the ICZN rules. Roland McKay, whilst working on a revision of the sillaginids, found...

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New Zealand parrot
Rabu, 2026-07-15 14:47:17

(1849) Conspectus Systematis Ornithologiae. Therefore, under rules of the ICZN, the first reviser determines priority, which is Bonaparte, C.L. (1850),...

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List of prehistoric echinoderm genera
Kamis, 2026-07-02 04:03:55

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Brychotherium
Selasa, 2026-07-14 23:14:41

the species Brychotherium atrox. Though doctoral dissertations do not meet ICZN requirements due to them not being validly published, and never appearing...

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Sailfin molly
Senin, 2026-02-16 12:27:33

ruling by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). In 1959, the ICZN placed precedence on the name Mollienesia latipinna Lesueur 1821...

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Aporodoris
Jumat, 2026-05-22 02:03:44

Discorididae. Valdés & Gosliner (2001 synonymised Aporodoris with Taringa, invoking ICZN Art. 23.9 to designate Aporodoris a nomen oblitum and Taringa Er. Marcus...

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Batocera maculata
Jumat, 2026-06-05 01:26:08

species until 1817; Voet's 1778 work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that a work must be consistently binomial, and all names within...

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Adzebill
Jumat, 2026-07-24 06:04:13

typographical error and was not coined by nor ever used by Owen; a 1997 ICZN ruling rendered it invalid and conserved Aptornis, rendering it the valid...

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Tritia lima
Kamis, 2026-05-21 12:28:57

Buccinum lima Chemnitz, 1795 (unavailable name: published in a work rejected by ICZN direction 1; available from Dillwyn, 1817) Buccinum lima Dillwyn, 1817 (original...

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Pycanum rubens
Rabu, 2024-04-10 21:56:23

Pycanum rubens is still in use by some sources, under Article 23.9 of the ICZN. Fabricius' name rubens remains the valid name for this species, despite...

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Perforatella bidentata
Minggu, 2024-04-07 06:25:59

(Conulus) bidens Chemnitz (unavailable name: published in a work rejected by ICZN direction 1) Helix bidentata Gmelin, 1791 Perforatella (Perforatella) bidentata...

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Eulima
Selasa, 2026-08-11 03:35:53

1853 Melania (Eulima) Risso, 1826 Strombiformis Da Costa, 1778 (Invalid: placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 1718) Subularia Monterosato, 1884...

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Nomen oblitum
Sabtu, 2026-06-20 05:22:00

Banks and Browning (1995) responded directly to Rea's strict application of ICZN rules for determining nomina oblita, stating: "We believe that the fundamental...

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Red-tailed black cockatoo
Rabu, 2026-07-22 03:02:47

conserve Calyptorhynchus banksii as the scientific name was accepted by the ICZN. The red-tailed black cockatoo is the type species of the genus Calyptorhynchus...

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Godiva (gastropod)
Kamis, 2024-10-10 21:59:41

1954". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-05. ICZN. (1966) Opinion 778. Godiva Macnae, 1954 (Gastropoda): Placed on the Official...

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Coloradisaurus
Jumat, 2025-12-26 17:06:46

to use the name Coloradisaurus in a way that met the requirements of the ICZN. The holotype of Coloradisaurus (PVL 3967) is a mostly complete skull found...

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Penthicodes farinosus
Kamis, 2024-08-29 23:30:15

as feminine, but in 2022 it was revised to masculine in accordance with ICZN Article 30.1.4.4, changing the spelling of this species' name from farinosa...

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List of prehistoric amphibian genera
Minggu, 2026-08-09 09:44:19

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Colus
Minggu, 2026-05-31 23:45:05

mentioned: "This name cannot be defended by anyone" and was rejected by the ICZN (Op. 21). Also Tritonofusus Beck, 1874 cannot be used because of the rules...

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List of prehistoric octocoral genera
Kamis, 2025-08-07 08:14:28

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Lymnaeidae
Selasa, 2026-08-11 23:46:12

principle of priority of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). By extension, Stagnicola should not be used to name species in clade C1a...

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Bombyx
Senin, 2026-05-18 20:12:55

History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved November 6, 2018. ICZN (1957). "Opinion 450. Suppression under the Plenary Powers of the generic...

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Aeolidiella
Selasa, 2026-08-04 22:15:44

Aeolidiella Bergh, 1867 Synonyms Aeolidina Pruvot-Fol, 1951 (suppressed under ICZN Opinion 780) Eolidina Quatrefages, 1843 (suppressed under ICZN Opinion 780)...

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Eubranchus
Senin, 2026-05-18 23:01:59

Eubranchidae. The name Eubranchus has been placed on the Official List by ICZN Opinion 774. Korshunova et al. (2025) restricted Eubranchus only to its type...

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Anteosaurus
Senin, 2026-08-10 10:27:54

Eccasaurus was named before Anteosaurus and thus has priority, a petition to the ICZN would be needed to conserve the name Anteosaurus magnificus if this synonymy...

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Trigonalidae
Rabu, 2026-05-13 19:33:41

"Trigonaloidae" and "Trigonalyidae". These are incorrect under Article 29.5 of the ICZN. Despite this, some authors have continued to use the latter, "Trigonalyidae"...

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Dire wolf
Senin, 2026-08-10 23:21:35

Archived from the original on 25 January 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016. ICZN (2017). "The Code online (refer Chapter 6, article 23.1)". International...

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Black-and-white hawk-eagle
Senin, 2026-05-25 12:47:01

hawk-eagle has not been placed in Buteo since long, Article 59.3 of the ICZN Code applies. According to this, a junior homonym replaced before 1961 is...

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Palaeomedeterus
Rabu, 2026-03-25 14:03:24

unnamed species (making the name Palaeomedeterus available according to the ICZN). The genus includes the following species: †Palaeomedeterus bifurcatus (Meunier...

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Dinoflagellate
Selasa, 2026-08-11 22:57:38

now renamed as ICN) and the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). About half of living dinoflagellate species are autotrophs possessing chloroplasts...

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Aegirocassis
Senin, 2026-07-13 19:20:03

benmoulae, but was corrected to A. benmoulai to comply with the terms of the ICZN. Van Roy, Peter; Daley, Allison C.; Briggs, Derek E. G. (2015). "Anomalocaridid...

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Eretmosaurus
Selasa, 2026-05-05 14:50:11

2458 was not diagnostic and was lost by 1940, a petition was filed with the ICZN over the holotype by Brown and Bardet (1994), and NHMUK 14435 was allocated...

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White-spectacled warbler
Selasa, 2026-05-19 08:30:21

under the rules of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Before the merger, the nominate subspecies was Seicercus affinis affinis...

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Norfolk ground dove
Senin, 2025-09-15 02:12:03

illustrated by Hunter. The name Columba norfolciensis was suppressed by ICZN in 2010. Joseph Forshaw (2015) introduced a new scientific name for the Norfolk...

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Naididae
Rabu, 2026-05-20 08:14:14

PMID 16684611. Erseus, Christer; Mark J.Wetzel; Lena Gustavsson (2008). "ICZN rules—a farewell to Tubificidae (Annelida, Clitellata)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1744:...

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Kuwavaatakdectes
Senin, 2026-01-12 22:18:36

informally renaming it Oradectes, although this genus is not valid under ICZN rules due to it having been coined in a dissertation. The generic name Oradectes...

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Dali Man
Rabu, 2026-07-29 09:54:54

noted in ICZN article 15, while the article abstract seems to suggest a more definitive proposal; for consistency, he stated that applying the ICZN code for...

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Cretalamna
Senin, 2026-05-25 03:01:22

universally adopted until 1999 when Siversson remarked that this violates ICZN Articles 32 and 33, reinstating 'Cretalamna' as the valid spelling. Since...

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Lygosominae
Senin, 2026-05-18 21:33:03

such, but such a move would require a formal description according to the ICZN standards. Several Lygosominae genera were notorious "wastebin taxa" in the...

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Cassini periodical cicadas
Selasa, 2026-06-30 20:31:34

[open access] "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 4th Edition". ICZN. Retrieved 6 March 2022. Alexander, R.D., and T. E. Moore. (1962). The evolutionary...

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Scelidosaurus
Senin, 2026-07-20 07:18:43

already died, Alan Jack Charig actually filed a request in 1992. In 1994 the ICZN reacted positively, in Opinion 1788 deciding that the skull and skeleton...

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Paleorhinus
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 20:01:38

holotype of P. hislopi was replaced by a neotype with approval from the ICZN (Opinion 2045) following the application of Chatterjee (2001). As a result...

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Calopteryx (damselfly)
Senin, 2026-06-08 18:47:54

genus name has nomenclatural priority has never been formally resolved; the ICZN rules would give priority to Fabricius' name, but most odonatists continue...

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Mourning dove
Minggu, 2026-07-12 00:46:12

proposed in 1952 that the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) secure the specific name macroura for the mourning dove and migratorius...

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Boana
Minggu, 2025-10-05 08:45:05

(see text) Synonyms List Hysaplesia Boie in Schlegel, 1826 (suppressed; ICZN Opinion 2223) Hypsiboas Wagler, 1830 Auletris Wagler, 1830 Lobipes Fitzinger...

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Utetitan
Kamis, 2026-05-28 08:26:32

Since the publication of the name did not meet the requirements of the ICZN, it was considered an informal name. In 2025, Paul described Utetitan zellaguymondeweyae...

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List of mosasaur genera
Selasa, 2026-07-07 02:12:31

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Marabou stork
Rabu, 2026-04-29 01:40:29

"Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Art. 31.2.2 of the ICZN Code". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 131 (2): 103–115 [105–106]...

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Babyloniidae
Jumat, 2026-06-05 22:46:43

be protected automatically under ICZN Art. 23.9 (Reversal of precedence). The case has to be submitted to the ICZN to conserve the name Babyloniidae...

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Galvesaurus
Jumat, 2026-05-08 08:50:21

the journal as a whole (July–December, 2005). Sánchez Hernández pointed to ICZN article 21.6 and 23, and claimed the publication date of Barco et al. (2005)...

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Triplax flavicollis
Kamis, 2026-08-13 23:22:56

Academy of Sciences 25: 53-71.Fulltext Named after Carl Friedrich Höge; see ICZN Code Article 32.5.2.1 for spelling. Johnson, David H. (1967): Neotropical...

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Culicoides selandicus
Jumat, 2026-03-13 18:25:58

violating Article 16.4.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). The species was therefore formally (re-)described in November 2015 by Nielsen...

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Otiorhynchus
Kamis, 2026-05-07 05:56:09

singularis Otiorhynchus sulcatus Otiorhynchus vehemens A 1972 ruling by the ICZN suppressed the names Brachyrhinus, Loborhynchus, Mecocerus, and Panaphilis...

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Anhangueridae
Selasa, 2026-08-11 22:25:05

to "Ornithocheiridae Seeley 1870" following the article 11.7.1.3 of the ICZN, retaining the authorship and date of the original "Ornithocheirae Seeley...

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Rusty-winged barbtail
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:13:19

Gender agreement of avian species-group names under Article 31.2.2 of the ICZN Code. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 131(2):103–115. Gill,...

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Nassa (gastropod)
Minggu, 2026-05-31 23:46:36

synonymized with its oldest synonym Nassarius Duméril, 1806 by a ruling of the ICZN Op. 96, Direction 48 (21 Nov 1956) and then to Nassarius (Sphaeronassa) Locard...

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Coneweb spider
Sabtu, 2026-01-24 23:57:45

Segestrioides (Araneae, Diguetidae)". American Museum Novitates (2940): 1–9. ICZN (1999), "Art. 29.3", International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (4th ed...

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Scaphandridae
Kamis, 2026-06-04 01:50:51

Gioenia Bruguière, 1789: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 287) Leucophysema Dall, 1908: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847 Meloscaphander...

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Uta Hick's bearded saki
Minggu, 2026-05-31 02:11:21

the genitive of a woman honoree's name (meaning "Uta Hick's") according to ICZN rules. Even though -i technically indicates a male honoree, some sources...

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Odonteus
Sabtu, 2024-01-20 05:54:17

Odonteus had been published one month earlier; this finding was upheld by ICZN Opinion 2138 in 2006, which made the two names synonymous, with Odonteus...

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African pompano
Senin, 2026-05-18 07:45:44

names except Alectis ciliaris are now considered defunct according to the ICZN rules. The original genus name of Zeus has now also been applied to an ascomycete...

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Macroelongatoolithus
Minggu, 2025-09-21 01:22:19

first, it has priority, but the name was corrected to M. carlylei to follow ICZN provisions. Macroelongatoolithus eggs are most notable for their large size...

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Euglenozoa
Senin, 2026-06-29 02:32:53

Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). For example, one family has the name Euglenaceae under the ICNafp and the name Euglenidae under the ICZN. As another example...

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St. Augustine Monster
Jumat, 2026-05-29 10:23:06

"giant-eared octopus"), although these are not valid under the rules of the ICZN. A 1995 analysis concluded that the St. Augustine Monster was a large mass...

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Tacuina
Minggu, 2025-07-20 21:27:45

Retrieved 2021-10-11. International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature, I.C.Z.N. (2021) Opinion 2475 (Case 239) – Tibicina Kolenati, 1857 and Lyristes...

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Cerion uva
Sabtu, 2025-08-16 23:09:07

populations within subspecies, thus being an unavailable name according to the ICZN. WoRMS Geerat J. Vermeij A Natural History of Shells Stephen Jay Gould The...

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Richardoestesia
Kamis, 2026-08-06 16:11:52

authors actually intended the name to be spelled this way. As a result, under ICZN rules, he acted as "first revisor" choosing between the two spelling variants...

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Sand whiting
Selasa, 2026-06-23 14:30:40

ciliata diadoi to the species. All of these names are invalid under the ICZN nomenclature rules, which states that the first correct naming is the one...

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Barcheek trevally
Minggu, 2026-07-12 01:59:42

all these subsequent names considered to be invalid junior synonyms under ICZN nomenclature rules. The specific epithet plagiotaenia means 'oblique band'...

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Oncocephala
Jumat, 2026-05-15 21:21:51

authorship is often assigned to Louis Agassiz, and is maintained by the ICZN, but should be attributed to Guérin-Méneville, 1844. The Global Biodiversity...

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South American tapir
Jumat, 2026-07-03 02:04:00

 terrestris. In 2024, the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) has officially ruled that the binomen Tapirus pygmaeus has priority over...

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Eristalis horticola
Selasa, 2026-06-23 03:17:05

designation of neotypes. The bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 61(4): 241–244 ICZN (2006). Opinion 2153 (Case 3259). Eristalis Latreille, 1804 (Insecta: Diptera):...

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Ischyrus dunedinensis
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 11:12:03

2018-03-05. "Species Ischyrus dunedinensis". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-05. ICZN (1996): Opinion 1824. Ischyrus Lacordaire, 1842, Lybas Lacordaire, 1842,...

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Common name
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:38:27

and generally also have well-defined interrelationships; accordingly the ICZN has formal rules for biological nomenclature and convenes periodic international...

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Waukesha Biota
Selasa, 2026-08-11 16:03:43

name of "Latromirus tridens" in 2014, but the name was not accepted by the ICZN due to its naming not complying with its guidelines. Later on, all but one...

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Neodictya jakovlevi
Sabtu, 2026-03-21 10:22:46

name Neodictya Synave, 1965, and permanently invalid under the rules of the ICZN. Elberg, K. J. (1965). "New palaearctic genera and species of flies of the...

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Smerinthus
Selasa, 2025-07-15 22:27:56

the masculine -us ending and is thus, according to the ICZN article 30.1.3, masculine. As the ICZN rules that species names that are adjectives should agree...

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Pan-Alcidae
Rabu, 2026-03-18 06:00:32

Pan- prefix in general for family-group names regulated by the Zoocode (ICZN Code). The earliest unequivocal fossils of pan-alcids are from the late Eocene...

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Placostylus fibratus
Jumat, 2025-10-03 00:45:44

Férussac, 1821 Helix aurismalchi O. F. Müller, 1774 (name suppressed by ICZN Opinion 1662) Limax fibratus Martyn, 1784 (original combination) Voluta elongata...

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Bolas spider
Senin, 2026-04-13 13:46:18

Museum of Natural History. 106: 221–254. hdl:2246/1022. Retrieved 2021-01-16. ICZN (1999), "Article 29", International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (fourth...

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AnimalBase
Jumat, 2025-08-22 12:09:09

the current edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). Possible discrepancies between older databases and the findings from AnimalBase...

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Rexarthuria
Selasa, 2026-07-14 01:53:14

same specimen, so it cannot be treated available in accordance with the ICZN article 12.1. The specific name honours William Clift, the curator of the...

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Ocenebra
Kamis, 2026-04-16 14:07:20

Ocenebra erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) but still: synonym of a valid name by the ICZN (Op. 886) Ocenebra erronea (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883): synonym of Ocinebrina...

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Liancalus
Kamis, 2024-04-11 13:54:54

which would make Liancalus a synonym of Scellus. An application to the ICZN was made to conserve the names Liancalus and Scellus by designating Dolichopus...

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Bulla occidentalis
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 02:13:53

1850 Synonyms Bulla nux Menke, 1853 Bulla rubiginosa Gould, 1852 Bulla sulcata Menke, 1853 Bulla umbilicata Röding, 1798 (Invalid name: ICZN Opinion 549)...

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Janthina
Senin, 2026-06-22 14:06:41

(misspelling for Ametistina Schinz, 1825) Ametistina Schinz, 1825 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 989) † Hartungia Bronn, 1861 † Heligmope Tate, 1893 Ianthina (Ianthina...

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Fusinus
Senin, 2026-05-18 22:01:16

Bruguière, 1789 (invalid: junior homonym of Fusus Helbling, 1779. Placed by the ICZN on the Official Index by Opinion 1765, 1994) †Gracilipurpura Jousseaume,...

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Dasytes
Jumat, 2025-04-11 06:02:10

description of the genus; however, Dasytes must be considered feminine (ICZN 1999: Article 30.1.2). ... This also affects genus-group names ending in...

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Lamprey
Selasa, 2026-08-11 18:29:28

even by the same author in subsequent publications. In the mid-1970s, the ICZN was called upon to fix one name or the other, and after much debate, had...

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Hurdiidae
Selasa, 2026-08-11 18:19:27

Hurdiidae, and that Hurdiidae has "yet to be properly established following ICZN standards", due to its first definition not having a character-based diagnosis...

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List of pelycosaurs
Rabu, 2023-09-27 05:12:22

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Trielidini
Rabu, 2026-05-13 22:10:19

Campsomerinae but was not described and was thus rendered nomen nudum under ICZN. Betrem published the first description under the emended name Trielidini...

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Ellatrivia
Selasa, 2026-05-19 03:01:19

the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias. Under Art. 13.1 of the ICZN Code, the name Ellatrivia is not available from Iredale (1931), because he...

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Okenia aspersa
Rabu, 2026-05-20 05:38:23

aspersa (Alder & Hancock, 1845) Synonyms Doris quadricornis Montagu, 1813 (ICZN opinion 1014: suppressed under the plenary powers for the purpose of the...

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Oblong turtle
Senin, 2026-07-27 11:56:12

(2000) and has been summarised also by Kuchling (2010). A submission to the ICZN was put in by Thomson (2006) to maintain the prevailing usage of Chelodina...

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Anthia
Rabu, 2026-04-22 11:15:25

has experienced a range of errors; the spelling that is valid under the ICZN and currently accepted is Termophilum but Thermophilum (an unjustified emendation...

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Penghu 1
Rabu, 2026-08-12 11:22:09

registration, failing to meet the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) articles 8.5.3.1 and 8.5.3.2. It is also uncertain whether numerous identical...

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Curry's bat
Senin, 2025-09-29 22:15:03

curryi, but it was emended to be curryae in accordance with §31.1.2 of the ICZN Code. Schlitter, D. (2019). "Glauconycteris curryae". IUCN Red List of Threatened...

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Laothoe austanti
Kamis, 2024-03-21 08:28:28

unjustified emendation is in prevailing usage" under Article 33.2.3.1 of the ICZN Code. "Sphingidae Taxonomic Inventory: Laothoe austanti". sphingidae.myspecies...

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Balintus
Senin, 2025-12-15 07:56:31

validly established, or is a nomen nudum. The matter has been submitted to the ICZN for discussion. Wikispecies has information related to Balintus. "Balintus...

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Araneus
Minggu, 2026-04-19 00:28:26

Taiwan Araneus yukon Levi, 1971 – Russia (Central to East Siberia), Canada ICZN (2009). "OPINION 2224 (Case 3371). ARANEIDAE Clerck, 1758, Araneus Clerck...

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Octopus minor
Rabu, 2026-08-12 00:03:06

the name minor is available as a subspecific name under Article 45.6.4. in ICZN. He also used genus Polypus Schneider, 1784 according to following Hoyle's...

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Anaschisma
Selasa, 2026-03-31 23:22:30

name for the temnospondyl. Lucas et al. (2007), however, petitioned the ICZN to suppress Karsch's name in favor of Case's name, citing evidence that the...

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Hoan Kiem turtle
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 14:01:05

sent to GenBank. They also criticized the fact that Lê et al. violated the ICZN Code by renaming the species from Rafetus leloii to Rafetus vietnamensis...

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Indian robin
Selasa, 2025-12-16 18:03:57

masculine and the -oides ending is always masculine according to ICZN Code 30.1.4.4. ICZN Code Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. See also David...

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San Francisco garter snake
Selasa, 2026-02-17 02:52:38

on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) to suppress the changes proposed in 1996 to merge two of these species. In 2000, the ICZN agreed and voted to retain...

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Monograptus
Senin, 2026-07-06 13:52:27

Monograpsus, which created taxonomic confusion. The confusion was ended by ICZN Opinion 198, which suppressed Lomatoceras and Monoprion and validated Monograptus...

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Montifringilla
Kamis, 2025-10-30 22:33:24

erroneously attributed authorship of the genus to him, although as per the ICZN Code Article 69.3. he technically just fixed its type species as the small...

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Babelomurex tectumsinense
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 20:54:36

junior subjective synonym Coralliophila priolana Settepassi, 1977 (unavailable following ICZN art. 11.4) Murex tectumsinense (Deshayes, 1856) (basionym)...

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Bicosoeca
Sabtu, 2026-04-25 09:55:26

followed by most subsequent authors. However, according to the ICBN and ICZN, the original spelling of the name cannot be considered incorrect and it...

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Oriental rat snake
Kamis, 2026-03-12 08:13:25

where rodents thrive. The International Code for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) directs that the grammatical gender of any given species name should follow...

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Protist classification
Rabu, 2026-08-12 23:37:21

ICZN Cachon 1964 (environmental Marine Alveolate Group II). Sole genus: Amoebophrya Koeppen 1892. SyndiniaceaeICN/SyndinidaeICZN Chatton 1910...

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Callidina elegans
Selasa, 2025-09-09 09:52:45

. To which are appended “An Account of those recently discovered in the chalk formations.” Andrew Pritchard, 1842 Callidina elegans at iczn.org v t e...

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Taxonomy of commonly fossilised invertebrates
Rabu, 2025-11-05 03:49:34

and decades-old. See the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), as well as Volume 1 and Volume 2 of Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia...

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Chordate
Minggu, 2026-08-02 03:31:25

1866. Though he used the German vernacular form, it is allowed under the ICZN code because of its subsequent latinization. Chordates form a phylum of animals...

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Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 21:48:58

Retrieved 3 February 2025. "IRMNG: Homonyms". IRMNG. Retrieved 2018-12-10. Refer ICZN, 1999, "The Code Online", relevant portions are Article 42: The Genus Group...

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Syntype
Kamis, 2026-07-16 16:40:25

specimens simultaneously designated as types." (Art. 9.5). Type (biology) ICZN (1999). International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Daniel L. Geiger (2006)...

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Plesiocetus
Senin, 2024-11-18 15:33:53

Plesiocetus garopii into Balaenoptera musculoides, which is invalid under current ICZN rules. At the same time, he also erected the new species P. brialmontii on...

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Opisthocoelicaudia
Senin, 2026-02-09 07:30:04

Nemegtosaurus. According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN), the oldest name has priority over younger synonyms – if Opisthocoelicaudia...

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List of placoderm genera
Selasa, 2026-01-13 03:24:20

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Cerastes (genus)
Jumat, 2026-03-27 23:34:02

eventually rejected. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) later placed the name Cerastes on the Official List of Generic Names in...

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Schistosoma bovis
Sabtu, 2025-10-04 23:39:47

was accepted by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) in 1954, following the name created by David Friedrich Weinland in 1858...

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Erotylus
Kamis, 2026-08-13 06:25:36

authors, until all of Voet's names were decided to be unavailable under ICZN rules. In the course of clarifying this situation, the type species of Voet's...

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Genus
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 20:34:12

names that either were not published according to the provisions of the ICZN Code, e.g., incorrect original or subsequent spellings, names published only...

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Kessler's sculpin
Jumat, 2025-10-03 22:58:26

he did not designate a type species so the name was unavailable under the ICZN. In 1961 the British ichthyologist Geoffrey Palmer published the name in...

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Deinosuchus
Kamis, 2026-08-13 21:21:10

of Deinosuchus with Phobosuchus riograndensis has been petitioned to the ICZN. The American Museum of Natural History incorporated the skull and jaw fragments...

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Apodasya
Kamis, 2025-01-30 18:21:05

(Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, DR Congo, Zambia, Zimbabwe) ICZN (2011) OPINION 2287 (Case 3513) Chaetosoma Westwood, 1851, Apodasya Pascoe...

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List of ant subfamilies
Senin, 2026-06-22 20:38:07

However, according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN Code), the genus remains the type genus of Formiciinae. The subfamily also...

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Mixosaurus
Rabu, 2025-10-01 05:03:24

name-bearing specimen is the neotype (PIMUZ T 2420), which was approved by the ICZN in 2001 after a 1999 petition. In 2024, Ye-Wei Fang and coauthors named a...

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Yellowstripe scad
Senin, 2026-05-18 00:47:55

the change. As Selaroides was published first it has priority according to ICZN rules and Leptaspis is rendered an invalid junior synonym. In the same volume...

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Clidastes
Selasa, 2026-05-05 14:52:34

propython. Clidastes iguanavus Cope, 1868 was the original type species, but the ICZN was petitioned to make C. propython the new type species by virtue of that...

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Necatia
Rabu, 2026-08-12 14:46:09

name Davidia, proposed by Schenkel in 1963. This was necessary according to ICZN rules, because Davidia had already been established by Hicks in 1873 as the...

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Lesser short-nosed fruit bat
Selasa, 2025-12-16 16:53:08

least-concern species by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) because the population is widely distributed, stable and still abundant...

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Sphyraena intermedia
Rabu, 2026-02-11 08:17:13

Therefore the latterly described name is invalidated and made unavailable by the ICZN under Article 57.2. Collette, B.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Herrera, J. (2014)....

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Yamanoue
Senin, 2024-10-28 20:41:31

Zoological Nomenclature; see List of authors of names published under the ICZN Dr. Yamanoue Hakase (山之上博士) from the Osamu Tezuka anime "ジェッターマルス", Jetter...

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Haplochromine
Jumat, 2025-07-11 06:31:01

treated like genera for purposes of biological nomenclature according to the ICZN, the Haplochromis is the type genus of this tribe, and not the (later-described)...

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Sternotomis chrysopras
Senin, 2026-07-27 23:11:30

published until 1817. Voet's 1778 work fails to fulfill the requirement in ICZN Article 11.4 that a work must be consistently binomial; none of Voet's 1778...

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Chelonoidis
Senin, 2026-04-13 02:00:38

Note that the genus name Chelonoidis is masculine under the rules of the ICZN, and adjectival species names must agree in gender; the species names below...

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Bigeye trevally
Jumat, 2026-07-31 01:58:56

All names except Caranx sexfasciatus are considered junior synonyms under ICZN rules and discarded.[citation needed] The common name preferred by most authorities...

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Pyramidella
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 01:37:20

Pyramidella Lamarck, 1799, has been validated under the Plenary Powers of the ICZN, Opinion 386 (1955). The name Obeliscus Anonymus, 1797 [= Obeliscus Gray...

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Scansoriopteryx
Sabtu, 2025-12-20 12:09:49

which case Article 21 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) would give priority to Scansoriopteryx. The journal in which Scansoriopteryx...

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Wilhelm Deppe
Kamis, 2026-03-26 03:31:39

and prices in 1830 which are considered as valid publications under the ICZN. Taxa that were described in it include: Tangara abbas Amazilia beryllina...

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Corals of the World (website)
Minggu, 2025-06-01 00:00:56

Information System (OBIS) International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) Veron, J.E.N.; Stafford-Smith, Mary (December 1, 2000). Corals of the World...

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Orange-spotted trevally
Minggu, 2026-06-07 20:11:05

except Carangoides bajad are considered to be junior synonyms under the ICZN rules, and are rendered invalid and not used. The orange-spotted trevally...

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Petrimordella
Rabu, 2026-03-25 14:14:16

"Paleobiology Database, †Petrimordella Batelka et al. 2023 (tumbling flower beetle)". Retrieved 2025-02-28. "ICZN Glossary". Retrieved 2025-02-28. v t e...

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List of xiphosuran genera
Sabtu, 2026-06-20 04:08:35

synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy...

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Johann Eusebius Voet
Sabtu, 2025-12-13 03:09:39

scientific names created by Voet, but fails to fulfill the requirement in the ICZN (Article 11.4) that for scientific names to be available, the entirety of...

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Ctenolepisma longicaudatum
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 16:07:30

issued a formal ruling (ICZN Opinion 2427) stating the gender of Lepisma (and all genera with that ending) is neuter, following ICZN Article 30, which resulted...

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Cypraeerato
Kamis, 2026-06-04 02:20:59

small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eratoidae. Under ICZN Art. 13.1, the name Cypraeerato is not available from Schilder (1932), who...

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