OPINION 2202 (Case 3368)
Eatoniella Dall, 1876 and EATONIELLIDAE Ponder, 1965 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): conserved
Abstract. The Commission has conserved the generic name Eatoniella Dall, 1876 and the family-group name EATONIELLIDAE Ponder, 1965 for a species-rich group of small marine gastropods from the southern hemisphere by suppression of their senior subjective synonyms Paludestrina d’Orbigny, 1840 and PALUDESTRINIDAE Newton, 1891.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; EATONIELLIDAE; PALUDESTRINIDAE; Paludestrina; Eatoniella; Paludina nigra; Paludestrina nigra; Eatoniella kerguelensis; Eatoniella latina; Indian Ocean; Western Pacific; gastropods.
OPINION 2203 (Case 3343)
Gigantopecten Rovereto, 1899 and Lissochlamys Sacco, 1897 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, PECTINIDAE): names conserved
Abstract. The Commission has conserved the generic names Gigantopecten Rovereto, 1899 and Lissochlamys Sacco, 1897 for two genera of common Neogene pectinid bivalves by declaring that the names Macrochlamis Sacco, 1897 and Lissochlamis Sacco, 1897 are incorrect original spellings of Macrochlamys and Lissochlamys, respectively.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Mollusca; Bivalvia; PECTINIDAE; Macrochlamys; Macrochlamis; Lissochlamys; Lissochlamis; Gigantopecten; Gigantopecten latissimus; Lissochlamys excisa; Cenozoic; Neogene; Europe.
OPINION 2204 (Case 3394)
Etisus H. Milne Edwards, 1834 and Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1897 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Brachyura): conserved
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the current usage of the generic names Etisus H. Milne Edwards, 1834 and Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1897 for two genera of brachyuran crabs is conserved by suppressing the generic name Clorodius A.G. Desmarest, 1823, and that the type species of the genus Chlorodiella Rathbun, 1897 is Cancer niger Forskål, 1775.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; CLORODIINAE; CHLORODIELLINAE; ETISINAE; Chlorodiella; Chlorodius; Clorodius; Etisus; Fucicola; Chlorodiella niger.
OPINION 2205 (Case 3376)
Lithocolletis oxyacanthae Frey, 1855 (currently Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae; Insecta, Lepidoptera): specific name conserved
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Lithocolletis oxyacanthae Frey, 1855 is conserved for a European leaf-mining moth by giving it precedence over the senior synonym Lithocolletis pomonella Zeller, 1846.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Lepidoptera; GRACILLARIIDAE; Phyllonorycter; Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae; Phyllonorycter pomonella; leaf miner moth; Europe.
OPINION 2206 (Case 3355)
ORTHOCLADIINAE Kieffer, 1911 and Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 (Diptera, CHIRONOMIDAE): subfamilial name conserved and type species fixed
Abstract. The Commission has conserved the usage of the names ORTHOCLADIINAE Kieffer, 1911 and Orthocladius van der Wulp, 1874 for a well-known group of non-biting midges by designation of Chironomus oblidens Walker, 1856 as the type species.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; CHIRONOMIDAE; ORTHOCLADIINAE; ERETMOPTERIDAE; CLUNIONINAE; Orthocladius; Eretmoptera; Clunio; Orthocladius oblidens; nonbiting midges.
OPINION 2207 (Case 3337)
Hydroporus discretus Fairmaire & Brisout de Barneville, 1859 (Insecta, Coleoptera): specific name conserved
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the specific name Hydroporus discretus Fairmaire & Brisout de Barneville, 1859 is conserved for a common species of water beetle by suppression of the senior synonym Hydroporus neuter Fairmaire & Laboulbène, 1855.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Coleoptera; DYTISCIDAE; Hydroporus neuter; Hydroporus discretus; diving beetle; Europe; Palaearctic.
OPINION 2208 (Case 3372)
Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes): precedence given over Piratinga Bleeker, 1858 and Piramutana Bleeker, 1858
Abstract. The Commission has ruled that the generic name Brachyplatystoma Bleeker, 1862 for a genus of South American freshwater catfishes is conserved by giving it precedence over two senior subjective synonyms, Piratinga Bleeker, 1858 and Piramutana Bleeker, 1858.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Siluriformes; PIMELODIDAE; Brachyplatystoma; Piramutana; Piratinga; Brachyplatystoma vaillantii; Piratinga reticulatus; Piramutana piramuta; catfish; goliath catfishes; South America.
OPINION 2209 (Case 3382)
NB : the name Platydoras was mistyped in the abstract and keywords of Opinion 2209 published in the BZN 65(3) (as respectively Polydorus in the abstract and Platydorus in the keywords). These mistakes have been corrected in the text underneath, and a corrigendum will be included in the December issue of the BZN
Mystus Scopoli, 1777 (Osteichthyes, Siluriformes): usage conserved by designation of Bagrus halepensis Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1840 as the type species
Abstract. The Commission has set aside all previous fixations of type species for the genus Mystus Scopoli, 1777, before that by Jordan & Everman (1917), thus conserving current usage of the names Mystus Scopoli, 1777 and Platydoras Bleeker, 1862 for two genera of bagrid and doradid catfishes.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; BAGRIDAE; DORADIDAE; Mystus; Platydoras; Mystus halepensis; Mystus pelusius; Platydoras costatus; catfishes.
OPINION 2210 (Case 3365)
Atractus Wagler, 1828 and Atractus trilineatus Wagler, 1828 (Reptilia, Serpentes): conserved
Abstract. The Commission has conserved the generic name Atractus Wagler, 1828 for a group of common Neotropical snakes by suppressing its senior objective synonym Brachyura Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822. In addition, the name Atractus trilineatus Wagler, 1828, the specific name of the type species of Atractus, has been given precedence over its senior objective synonym Brachyorrhos kuhli Schlegel, 1826.
Keywords. Nomenclature; taxonomy; Serpentes; COLUBRIDAE; Atractus; Brachyura; Atractus trilineatus; Brachyorrhos kuhli; Neotropical snakes.
