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Opinion 2486: Opinion 2486 (Case 3506) – Allosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Theropoda):  usage conserved by designation of a neotype for its type species Allosaurus  fragilis Marsh, 1877

“Opinion 2486: Opinion 2486 (Case 3506) – Allosaurus Marsh, 1877 (Dinosauria, Theropoda):  usage conserved by designation of a neotype for its type species Allosaurus  fragilis Marsh, 1877”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 80, pp. 65-68, 2023.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to conserve the  usage of the name  Allosaurus  Marsh, 1877, by designating specimen USNM 4734 as the neotype to replace  the nondiagnostic holotype (YPM 1930) of  Allosaurus fragilis  Marsh, 1877. In their comment supporting....

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Opinion 2478: Stylina Lamarck, 1816 (Coelenterata, Scleractinia): current usage conserved by designation of a type
species and corresponding lectotype

ICZN, “Opinion 2478: Stylina Lamarck, 1816 (Coelenterata, Scleractinia): current usage conserved by designation of a type
species and corresponding lectotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Stylina Lamarck, 1816 by designating a type species, Stylina insignis Fromentel, 1861, as well as a lectotype for the species.

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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

Shaahin Zaman, Bernard Lathuilière, “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”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

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....

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