Case
3309 (see Comments &
Opinion
2157)
Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard,
1827: proposed conservation of usage (Cnidaria,
Siphonophora); Desmophyes annectens Haeckel,
1888 and Rosacea plicata Bigelow, 1911:
proposed conservation
Gillian
M. Mapstone
Department of Zoology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 5BD, U.K. (e-mail: gillm@nhm.ac.uk)
Philip
R. Pugh
Southampton Oceanography Centre, European
Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, U.K. (e-mail:
prp@soc.soton.ac.uk)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application is to conserve the
names Desmophyes annectens Haeckel, 1888,
under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, and Rosacea
plicata Bigelow, 1911, under Article 23.9.5,
for two widely distributed (but rare in the former
case) species of calycophoran prayid siphonophores. D.
annectens is a junior synonym of Rosacea
plicata Quoy & Gaimard, 1827. Bigelow used
the name R. plicata for a different taxon.
The name R. plicata is in prevailing use
for the species described by Bigelow and introduction
of a new name for this species would cause nomenclatural
confusion, as would use of the name R. plicata Quoy & Gaimard,
1827 for the species currently known as D. annectens.
Conservation of the names D. annectens Haeckel,
1888 and R. plicata Bigelow, 1911 and of
the usage of the generic name Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard,
1827 by the designation of R. plicata Bigelow,
1911 as the type species of Rosacea Quoy & Gaimard,
1827 is proposed.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Cnidaria; Siphonophora; prayidae; Desmophyes; Rosacea; Desmophyes
annectens; Rosacea plicata.
Case
3261 (see Opinion
2135)
thebini Wenz, 1923, monachainae Wenz, 1930 (1904), and sphincterochilidae Zilch,
1960 (1910): proposed conservation (Mollusca,
Gastropoda)
Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi
Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, 55 rue Buffon,
75005 Paris, France (e-mail: pbouchet@mnhn.fr).
Abstract. The
purpose of this application is to conserve the
family-group names thebini Wenz, 1923, monachainae Wenz, 1930 (1904) and sphincterochilidae Zilch, 1960 (1910)
for several West Palaearctic helicoid land snails.
The family-group names involved have a complex
nomenclatural history due to a misidentified type
genus, a misidentified type species, homonymy and
synonymy. Issues raised in the present application
had been partly resolved in Opinion 431 by placing
the names Helicella, Monacha, and Theba on
the Official List, and the names Euparypha, Jacosta,
and Xerophila on the Official Index. However,
the consequences of these rulings on family-group
names had not been addressed.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Pulmonata; thebini; monachainae; sphincterochilidae; land snails; Palaearctic.
Case
3311 (see Opinion
2136)
Bathyporeia
elegans Watkin, 1938 (Crustacea, Amphipoda):
proposed conservation
Cédric
d'Udekem d'Acoz and Wim Vader
Tromsø Museum (Department of Zoology) University
of Tromsø, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway (e-mail:
cdudekem@tmu.uit.no wim@tmu.uit.no)
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3
of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of
the widely used specific name Bathyporeia elegans Watkin
1938, for an amphipod, which is threatened by the
senior homonym Bathyporeia elegans Crawford,
1937.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Crustacea; Amphipoda; pontoporeiidae; Bathyporeia elegans.
Case
3306 (see Opinion
2143)
Drosophila elegans Bock & Wheeler,
1972 (Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation
of the specific name
Michael
Ashburner
Genetics Department, University of Cambridge, Downing Street,
Cambridge CB2 3EH, U.K. (e-mail: m.ashburner@gen.cam.ac.uk)
Gerhard
Bächli
Zoologisches Museum, Universität Zürich-Irchel,
Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zürich, Switzerland
Abstract. The
purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3
of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Drosophila elegans Bock & Wheeler,
1972, a species of fruitfly important in phylogenetic
studies. The name is threatened by a senior homonym Drosophila elegans Statz,
1940 established for a poorly preserved Oligocene
fossil and never since used as valid. It is proposed
that the fossil name be suppressed and replaced
with the substitute name Drosophila statzi.
Keywords. Nomenclature;
taxonomy; Diptera; Drosophila elegans; Drosophila statzi;
fruitflies; phylogenetic studies.
