OPINION 2211 (Case 3360)
The ichnogenus Coprinisphaera Sauer, 1955 (Ichnotaxa, COPRINISPHAERIDAE): generic name given precedence over Fontanai Roselli, 1939
Abstract. The name Coprinisphaera Sauer, 1955, for an ichnogenus attributed to dung-beetle brood balls (ichnofamily COPRINISPHAERIDAE), was threatened by a rarely used senior subjective synonym Fontanai Roselli, 1939. The universally accepted name Coprinisphaera has been conserved by giving it precedence over Fontanai. The name Fontanai was not suppressed as ichnotaxonomy is at a stage of structural typology and the name should remain available for future refined work on ichnotaxa.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; ichnofossils; COPRINISPHAERIDAE; Coprinisphaera; Fontanai; Coprinisphaera ecuadoriensis; dung-beetle brood balls; Ecuador; Uruguay; Eocene–Holocene.
OPINION 2212 (Case 3267)
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea, Decapoda, PARASTACIDAE): proposed designation of neotype not accepted and usage not conserved
Abstract. An application to conserve the specific name Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 by designation of neotypes for this species and for Cherax cainii Austin in Austin & Ryan, 2002, two species of freshwater crayfish or ‘marron’ important in the Australian aquaculture industry, was not approved. Type fixations for Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 and Cherax cainii Austin in Austin & Ryan, 2002 are maintained.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Crustacea; Decapoda; PARASTACIDAE; Cherax; Cherax tenuimanus; Cherax cainii; freshwater crayfish; marron; aquaculture; Australia.
OPINION 2213 (Case 3387)
Cancer setosus Fabricius, 1798 (currently Pseudograpsus setosus; Crustacea, Decapoda): replacement of a syntype by a neotype approved
Abstract. The only known syntype of Cancer setosus Fabricius, 1798 (currently Pseudograpsus setosus) is extremely deteriorated. With this ruling it has been replaced with a neotype. Cancer setosus Fabricius, 1798 has been accepted by carcinologists as a senior subjective synonym of Grapsus penicilliger Latreille, 1817 and Pseudograpsus barbatus H. Milne Edwards, 1853 for 150 years, and as such, it is essential that a recognisable type be available to the scientific community.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Pseudograpsus setosus; Grapsus penicilliger; Pseudograpsus barbatus; neotype; brachyuran crab.
OPINION 2214 (Case 3366)
Cisseis Gory & Laporte de Castelnau, 1839 and Curis Gory & Laporte de Castelnau, 1838 (Insecta, Coleoptera, BUPRESTIDAE): generic names not conserved
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that priority is maintained for the name Diphucrania Dejean, 1833 and the name Selagis Mannerheim, 1837 for two genera of jewel beetles. Proposals to conserve the junior synonym Cisseis Gory & Laporte de Castelnau, 1839 of the former name and the junior synonym Curis Gory & Laporte de Castelnau, 1838 of the latter name were not approved.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; BUPRESTIDAE; Cisseis; Curis; Diphucrania; Selagis; jewel beetles.
OPINION 2215 (Case 3380)
Streptopelia risoria (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves, COLUMBIDAE): priority maintained
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that priority is maintained for Streptopelia risoria (Linnaeus, 1758), the specific name of the ringed turtle-dove (ringed dove; barbary dove). A proposal to conserve its junior subjective synonym Streptopelia roseogrisea (Sundevall, 1857), the specific name of the African collared dove, was not approved.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; COLUMBIDAE; Streptopelia roseogrisea; Streptopelia risoria; ringed dove; ringed turtle-dove; barbary dove; African collared dove.
