@article {418, title = {Case 3771: Stylina Lamarck, 1816 (Coelenterata, Scleractinia): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Stylina insignis Fromentel, 1861 as type species and lectotype designation for it}, journal = {Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature}, volume = {75}, year = {2018}, month = {12}, type = {Case}, chapter = {229}, abstract = {

The purpose of this application under Article 81 of the Code is to conserve the name Stylina Lamarck, 1816 in its accustomed usage by designating a new type species Stylina insignis Fromentel, 1861 and to designate a lectotype. Stylina Lamarck, 1816 is a Mesozoic genus distributed worldwide that contains hundreds of species names. The genus is the nominate taxon of the Stylinidae and even the basis for the suborder Stylinina, but the type species Stylina echinulata Lamarck, 1816 cannot be identified.

}, keywords = {Nomenclature, taxonomy, Coelenterata, Scleractinia, Stylinina, Stylinidae, Stylina, Stylina echinulata, Stylina insignis, Jurassic, Cretaceous, corals}, author = {Zaman, Shaahin and Lathuili{\`e}re, Bernard} }