Copies of these Opinions can be obtained free of charge from the Executive Secretary, The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, c/o The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: iczn@nhm.ac.uk).

OPINION 1979 (Case 3086)

Hyalinia villae adamii Westerlund, 1886 (currently Oxychilus adamii; Mollusca, Gastropoda): specific name adamii conserved by the replacement of the syntypes with a neotype

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Gastropoda; ZONITIDAE; Oxychilus adamii; pulmonates; Alps.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous type fixations for the nominal species Hyalinia adamii Westerlund, 1886 are hereby set aside and specimen no. MZUF 13735 in the Museo Zoologico de `La Specola', Sezione del Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Universita di Firenze, Italy, collected in Val Seriana, Bergamo Province, is designated as the neotype.
(2) The name adamii Westerlund, 1886, as published in the trinomen Hyalinia villae adamii and as defined by the neotype designated in (1) above, is hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology.

OPINION 1980 (Case 3088)

Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): generic and specific names conserved by the designation of a neotype

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Gastropoda; Nudibranchia; DORIDIDAE; Doris; Doris verrucosa; Doris derelicta; Doridigitata; Staurodoris; Atlantic; Mediterranean.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous fixations of type specimens for Doris verrueosa Linnaeus, 1?58 and D. derelicta Fischer, 1867 are hereby set aside and the specimen labelled as the neotype in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris, collected from Castropol, Asturias, Spain, is hereby designated as the neotype of both nominal species.
(2) The name Doris Linnaeus, 1758 (gender: feminine), type species by monotypy Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758, is hereby placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology.
(3) The name verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Doris verrucosa and as defined by the neotype designated in (1) above (specific name of the type species of Daris Linnaeus, 1758), is hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology.
(4) The name DORIDIDAE Rafinesque, 1815, type genus Doris Linnaeus, 1758, is hereby placed on the Official List of Family-Group Names in Zoology.
(5) The following names are hereby placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839 (a junior objective synonym of Doris Linnaeus, 1758);
(b) Staurodoris Bergh, 1878 (a junior objective synonym of Doris Linnaeus, 1758).
(6) The name derelicta Fischer, 1867, as published in the binomen Doris derelicta and as defined by the neotype designated in (1) above, is hereby placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology (a junior objective synonym of Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758).
(7) The name DORIDIGITATIDAE Iredale & O'Donoghue, 1923 (type genus Doridigitata d'Orbigny, 1839) is hereby placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Family-Group Names in Zoology (a junior objective synonym of DORIDIDAE Rafinesque, 1815).

 

OPINION 1981 (Case 3133)

Peristernia Mörch, 1852 and Clivipollia Iredale, 1929 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): conserved by the designation of Turbinella nassatula Lamarck, 1822 as the type species of Peristernia

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Gastropoda; FASCIOLARIIDAE; BUCCINIDAE; Peristernia; Clivipollia; Peristernia nassatula; Clivipollia imperita.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all fixations of type species for the nominal genus Peristernia Morch, 1852 prior to the designation by von Martens (1868) of Turhinella nassatula Lamarck, 1822 are hereby set aside.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Peristernia Morch, 1852 (gender: feminine), type species by subsequent designation by von Martens (1868) Turbinella nassatula Lamarck, 1822, as ruled in (1) above;
(b) Clivipollia Iredale, 1929 (gender: feminine), type species by monotypy Clivipollia imperita Iredale, 1929.
(3) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) nassatula Lamarck, 1822, as published in the binomen Turbinella nassatula (specific name of the type species of Peristernia Morch, 1852);
(b) imperita Iredale, 1929, as published in the binomen Clivipollia imperita (specific name of the type species of Clivipollia Iredale, 1929).

OPINION 1982 (Case 3090)

Musca arcuata Linnaeus, 1758 and M. festiva Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Chrysotoxum arcuatum and C. festivum) and M. citrofasciata De Geer, 1776 (currently Xanthogramma citrofasciatum) (Insecta, Diptera): specific names conserved by the designation of neotypes for M. arcuata and M. festiva

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Diptera; SYRPHIDAE; Chrysotoxum; Xanthogramma; Chrysotoxum arcuatum; Chrysotoxum fasciatum; Chrysotoxum festivum; Xanthogramma festivum; Xanthogramma citrofasciatum; hoverflies.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous fixations of type specimens are hereby set aside for the following nominal species:
(a) arcuata Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Musca arcuata, and the male specimen in The Natural History Museum, London, marked `NEOTYPE, det. P.J. Chandler, 31.3.2000', collected from Voss, S.W. Norway, by A.E. Stubbs in 1977, is designated as the neotype;
(b) festiva Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Musca festiva, and the male specimen BM 1937-539 in The Natural History Museum, London, marked `NEOTYPE, det. P.J. Chandler, 31.3,2000', collected from Schneverdingen, Luneberg Heath, N. Germany, by T.H. Rowsell and 133. Clifton in 1937, is designated as the neotype.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) arcuata Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Musca arcuata and as defined by the neotype designated in (1)(a) above;
(b) festiva Linnaeus, 1758, as published in the binomen Musea festiva and as defined by the neotype designated in (1)(b) above;
(c) citrofasciata De Geer, 1776, as published in the binomen Musca citrofasciata.

OPINION 1983 (Case 3134)

Rana cryptotis Boulenger, 1907 (currently Tomopterna cryptotis; Amphibia, Anura): specific name given precedence over that of Chiromantis kachowskii Nikolsky, 1900

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Amphibia; Anura; RANIDAE; Chiromantis kachowskii; Tomopterna cryptotis; burrowing frogs; sand frogs; Africa.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power the name cryptotis Boulenger, 1907, as published in the binomen Rana cryptotis, is hereby given precedence over the name kuchowskii Nikolsky, 1900, as published in the binomen Chiromantis kuchowskii, whenever the two are considered to be synonyms.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) cryptotis Boulenger, 1907, as published in the binomen Rana cryptotis, with the endorsement that it is to be given precedence over the name kachowskii Nikolsky, 1900, as published in the binomen Chiromantis kachowskii, whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms;
(b) kachowskii Nikolsky, 1900, as published in the binomen Chiromantis kachowskii, with the endorsement that it is not to be given priority over the name cryptotis Boulenger, 1907, as published in the binomen Rana cryptotis, whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms.

OPINION 1984 (Case 3121)

Holochilus Brandt, 1835, Proechimys J.A. Allen, 1899 and Trinomys Thomas, 1921 (Mammalia, Rodentia): conserved by the designation of H. sciureus Wagner, 1842 as the type species of Holochilus

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Mammalia; Rodentia; MURIDAE; ECHIMYIDAE; Holochilus; Proechimys; Trinomys; Holochilus sciureus; marsh rats; spiny rats; Central America; South America; neotropics.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power all previous fixations of type species for the nominal genus Holochilus Brandt, 1835 are hereby set aside and Holochilus sciureus Wagner, 1842 is designated as the type species.
(2) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology:
(a) Holochilus Brandt, 1835 (gender: masculine), type species by designation under the plenary power in (1) above Holochilus sciureus Wagner, 1842;
(b) Proechimys J.A. Allen, 1899 (gender: masculine), type species by original designation Echimys trinitatis J.A. Allen & Chapman, 1893;
(c) Trinomys Thomas, 1921 (gender: masculine), type species by original designation Echimys albispinus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838.
(3) The following names are hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology:
(a) sciureus Wagner, 1842, as published in the binomen Holochilus sciureus (specific name of the type species of Holochilus Brandt, 1835);
(b) trinitatis J.A. Allen & Chapman, 1893, as published in the binomen Echimys trinitatis (specific name of the type species of Proechimys J.A. Allen, 1899);
(c) albispinus I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1838, as published in the binomen Echimys albispinus (specific name of the type species of Trinomys Thomas, 1921).

OPINION 1985 (Case 3018)

Cervus gouazoubira Fischer, 1814 (currently Mazama gouazoubira; Mammalia, Artiodactyla): specific name conserved as the correct original spelling

Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; CERVIDAE; Mazama gouazoubira; brown brocket deer; South America.

Ruling
(1) Under the plenary power it is hereby ruled that the correct original spelling of the name gouazoupira Fischer, 1814, as published in the binomen Cervus gouazoupira, is gouazoubira.
(2) The name gouazoubira Fischer, 1814, as published in the binomen Cervus gouazoubira (spelling emended by the ruling in (1) above), is hereby placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology.
(3) The name gouazoupira Fischer, 1814, as published in the binomen Cervus gouazoupira (ruled in (1) above to be an incorrect original spelling of gouazoubira), is hereby placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology.