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Case 3678: A proposal to affirm that ‘Formenkreis’ is not a genus-group taxonomic rank with potential availability

Edmund Gittenberger, “Case 3678: A proposal to affirm that ‘Formenkreis’ is not a genus-group taxonomic rank with potential availability”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. , 2015.

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Opinion 2452: Geophilus bonensis Meinert, 1870 (Chilopoda): specific name not conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2452: Geophilus bonensis Meinert, 1870 (Chilopoda): specific name not conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has declined to use its plenary power to conserve the specific name of  Geophilus bonensis  Meinert, 1870 (currently  Gnathoribautia bonensis ) for a species of geophilomorph centipede. As a result, the name  punctiventris  Newport, 1844, as published in the binomen  Necrophloeophagus punctiventris ,....

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Case 3680: Geophilus bonensis Meinert, 1870 (currently Gnathoribautia bonensis; Chilopoda): proposed conservation of the specific name

Lucio Bonato, Alessandro Minelli, “Case 3680: Geophilus bonensis Meinert, 1870 (currently Gnathoribautia bonensis; Chilopoda): proposed conservation of the specific name”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 7, pp. , 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name  Geophilus bonensis  Meinert, 1870 for a species of geophilomorph centipede, currently classified in the genus  Gnathoribautia  Brölemann, 1909.  G. bonensis  is universally considered the valid name for this species after 1963 and it has....

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Case 3681: Liancalus Loew, 1857 and Scellus Loew, 1857 (Insecta, Diptera, Dolichopodidae): proposed conservation of the names by designation of Dolichopus regius Fabricius, 1805 as type species for Anoplomerus Rondani, 1856

Justin B. Runyon, Michael A. Ivie, Neal L. Evenhuis, “Case 3681: Liancalus Loew, 1857 and Scellus Loew, 1857 (Insecta, Diptera, Dolichopodidae): proposed conservation of the names by designation of Dolichopus regius Fabricius, 1805 as type species for Anoplomerus Rondani, 1856”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. , 2015.

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Case 3682: The work ‘The White-cheeked Geese: Branta canadensis, B. maxima, B. ‘lawrensis’, B. hutchinsii, B. leucopareia, and B. minima. Taxonomy, ecophysiographic relationships, biogeography, and evolutionary considerations, Volume 1, Eastern taxa; Volume 2, Western taxa, biogeography, and evolutionary considerations’ by Harold C. Hanson: proposed suppression for nomenclatural purposes.

Banks, R. C., LeCroy, M., Schodde, R., “Case 3682: The work ‘The White-cheeked Geese: Branta canadensis, B. maxima, B. ‘lawrensis’, B. hutchinsii, B. leucopareia, and B. minima. Taxonomy, ecophysiographic relationships, biogeography, and evolutionary considerations, Volume 1, Eastern taxa; Volume 2, Western taxa, biogeography, and evolutionary considerations’ by Harold C. Hanson: proposed suppression for nomenclatural purposes.”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. , 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 78.1 and 81.1 of the Code, is to suppress for nomenclatural purposes the two-Volume work ‘The White-cheeked geese: Branta canadensis , B. maxima , B. ‘ lawrensis ’, B. hutchinsii , B. leucopareia , and ....

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Case 3683: Cylindrus Fitzinger, 1833 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Helicidae): proposed conservation

Edmund Gittenberger,, Ruud A Bank, “Case 3683: Cylindrus Fitzinger, 1833 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Helicidae): proposed conservation”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. , 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3, is to conserve the generic name Cylindrus Fitzinger, 1833 for a well-known, monotypic genus with a model species for Alpine endemism in gastropods. This name is threatened by the earlier Cochlopupa Jan, 1830, a virtually unused, objective....

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Opinion 2406: Elasmostethus dorsalis Jakovlev, 1876 (currently Elasmucha dorsalis): conditional precedence granted over Acanthosoma vicinum Uhler, 1861 (currently Elasmucha vicina) (Insecta, Heteroptera)

ICZN, “Opinion 2406: Elasmostethus dorsalis Jakovlev, 1876 (currently Elasmucha dorsalis): conditional precedence granted over Acanthosoma vicinum Uhler, 1861 (currently Elasmucha vicina) (Insecta, Heteroptera)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. , 2018.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has used its plenary power to grant conditional precedence to Elasmostethus dorsalis Jakovlev, 1876 over Acanthosoma vicinum Uhler, 1861 for a species of subsocial acanthosomatid bug from the Russian Far East.

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Case 3685: Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Arionidae): proposed validation of the specific name as available

Igor Balashov, “Case 3685: Arion vulgaris Moquin-Tandon, 1855 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Arionidae): proposed validation of the specific name as available”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 75, pp. 12–15, 2018.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 78.1 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the established usage of the species name Arion vulgaris with the authorship of Moquin-Tandon (1855). This name was very frequently used in the last several years, but was primary published as....

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Case 3686: Bulimus rupestris Philippi, 1836 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Chondrinidae): proposed conservation of the specific name

Igor Balashov, Francisco Welter-Schultes, “Case 3686: Bulimus rupestris Philippi, 1836 (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora, Chondrinidae): proposed conservation of the specific name”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 3, pp. 193–195, 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.5 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name of the terrestrial snail  Bulimus rupestris  Philippi, 1836 (currently  Rupestrella rupestris , Chondrinidae), originally published as a junior primary homonym of  Bulimus rupestris  Krynicki, 1833 (currently classified in the genus  Peristoma,  Enidae) by ruling under....

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Opinion 2453: Phrynus mexicanus Poinar & Brown, 2004 (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Phrynidae): specific name not conserved

ICZN, “Opinion 2453: Phrynus mexicanus Poinar & Brown, 2004 (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Phrynidae): specific name not conserved”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 77, pp. , 2020.

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has declined to use its plenary power to conserve the specific name of  Phrynus mexicanus  Poinar & Brown, 2004 for a fossil whip spider, a junior primary homonym of  Phrynus mexicanus  Bilimek, 1867 (currently  Paraphrynus mexicanus ). As a result, the name  Phrynus....

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