@article {132, title = {Case 3692: Columba livia Gmelin, 1789 and Columba livia domestica\ Linnaeus, 1758 (Aves, Columbidae): proposed conservation of specific and subspecific names in\ conformance with prevailing usage}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {73}, number = {1}, year = {2016}, type = {Case}, chapter = {30}, abstract = {

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the existing usage of the name\ Columba livia\ Gmelin, 1789\ by granting\ livia\ Gmelin, 1789\ precedence over the names\ domestica\ Linnaeus, 1758,\ gutturosa\ Linnaeus, 1758\ and\ cucullata\ Linnaeus, 1758, whenever any of them is considered a synonym of\ livia. The three latter names are all subjective senior synonyms that cannot be subject to reversal of precedence under Article 23.9.1 of the Code.\ Columba livia\ Gmelin, 1789, the rock dove or rock pigeon, is a common bird species of pan-global distribution, the {\textquoteleft}wild stem{\textquoteright} of feral pigeons and domestic pigeon breeds and a species of economic and cultural importance. In order to conserve the trinomen\ Columba livia domestica\ Linnaeus, 1758, which has some modern usage in experimental biology for feral populations and domestic breeds when such a distinction is desired at the subspecies level, it is additionally proposed under Article 23.9.3 to set aside Article 24.1 of the Code and grant\ domestica\ Linnaeus, 1758\ precedence over both\ gutturosa\ Linnaeus, 1758\ and\ cucullata\ Linnaeus, 1758\ whenever either of the latter is considered a synonym of the former.

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