@article {402, title = {Opinion 2476: Bothriembryon Pilsbry, 1894\ (Mollusca, Gastropoda, BothriemBryontidae): name conserved by designation of Helix melo Quoy \& Gaimard, 1832 as the type\ species of Liparus Albers, 1850}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {78}, year = {2021}, month = {8}, pages = {142-143}, type = {Opinion}, chapter = {142}, abstract = {

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved\ current usage of the generic name Bothriembryon Pilsbry, 1894 by designating Helix meloQuoy \& Gaimard, 1832 as the type species for Liparus Albers, 1850. Bothriembryon is a\ replacement name of Liparus Albers, 1850, a junior homonym of Liparus Olivier, 1807\ (Coleoptera).

}, keywords = {Nomenclature, taxonomy, Gastropoda, BOTHRIEMBRYONTIDAE, Bothriembryon, Liparus, Bothriembryon melo, Bothriembryon costulatus, Australia, Gondwana}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v78.a033}, url = {https://bioone.org/journals/the-bulletin-of-zoological-nomenclature/volume-78/issue-2/bzn.v78.a033/Opinion-2476-Case-3748--Bothriembryon-Pilsbry-1894-Mollusca-Gastropoda/10.21805/bzn.v78.a033.short}, author = {ICZN} }