Nomenclatural comments on and corrections of nomina of some non-marine fossil gastropods

Bionomina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-139
Author(s):  
DIETRICH KADOLSKY
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Marine Gastropods ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Nomen Novum ◽  
Fossil Gastropods

Nomenclatural issues pertaining to selected non-marine gastropods of Cretaceous and Tertiary age are discussed and resolved as follows. [1] Viviparus hammeri (Defrance, 1825) is reinstated; Helicites viviparoides Schlotheim, 1820 is a nomen nudum, made available as Paludina viviparoides Bronn, 1848, a new objective synonym. [2] Viviparus frauenfeldi Le Renard, 1994 is a new objective synonym of Viviparus oulchyensis Wenz, 1919. [3] Lorus is proposed as a nomen novum for Liris Conrad, 1871 [nec Fabricius, 1804]. [3] Wesselinghia is proposed as a nomen novum for Longosoma Wesselingh & Kadolsky, 2006 [nec Hartman, 1944]. [4] Hydrobia incerta (Deshayes, 1862) is reinstated; Hydrobia antoni Le Renard, 1994 is a new objective synonym of this nomen. [5] The species Paludina frauenfeldi Hoernes, 1856 is designated as type species of Sarmata B. Dybowski & Grochmalicki, 1920. [6] The misidentified type species of Annulifer Cossmann, 1921, so far known as ‘Paludina protracta sensu Cossmann 1921, non Eichwald, 1850’, is fixed under Article 70.3 of the Code as understood by Cossmann (1921), and renamed Annulifer annulifer new species. [7] Pomatias turgidulus (Sandberger, 1872) is reinstated; P. turonicus Wenz, 1923 and Cyclostoma squamosum Peyrot, 1932 are its new objective synonyms. [8] Valvata inflata Sandberger, 1875 is reinstated; V. gaudryana Wenz, 1928 [nec Mortillet, 1863] is its new objective synonym. [8] Catinella? montana Pierce, new species, originally published as “[Succineidae] montana Pierce, 1992”, is made available by associating the species epithet with a generic nomen. [9] Proalbinaria subantiqua (d’Orbigny, 1850) is reinstated; its senior synonym Pupa antiqua Matheron, 1832 is a primary junior homonym of Pupa muscorum antiqua Eichwald, 1830. [10] The type species of Palaeostoa Andreae, 1884 is Pupa fontenayi Sandberger, 1871 by subsequent designation by Cossmann (1905), which has precedence over the designation of Clausilia crenata Sandberger, 1871 by Wenz (1923). [11] Palaeostoa elongata (Melleville, 1843), whose original combination was Pupa elongata, is a primary junior homonym of Pupa elongata Bouillet, 1836, an unused name for an unidentified nominal species; pending more information on the taxon at stake, maintenance of the existing usage is recommended. [12] Scalaxis columnella (Deshayes, 1863) is reinstated, with Scalaxis sinister Wenz, 1923 as its new synonym. [13] Eurystrophe olla (Serres, 1844) is reinstated, with Helix janthinoides Noulet, 1868 [nec Helix janthinoides Serres, 1829, a nomen nudum] as its new synonym.

scholarly journals Notes on Papuasian and Malesian stingless bees, with the descriptions of new taxa (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Michael S. Engel
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Stingless Bee ◽  
New Combination ◽  
New Subgenus ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Nomenclatural Change ◽  
New Synonymy

Two new species of the stingless bee genus Heterotrigona Schwarz (Apinae: Meliponini) are described and figured from Papua New Guinea: Heterotrigona (Sahulotrigona) tricholoma Engel, new species, lighter individuals of which superficially resemble the larger H. (Platytrigona) lamingtonia (Cockerell) and H. (P.) keyensis (Friese), and H. (S.) taraxis Engel, new species, a taxon generally misidentified as “Trigona atricornis Smith”.  The western Malesian (Borneo) species H. hobbyi (Schwarz) is removed to Borneotrigona Engel, new subgenus, and distinguished from the otherwise eastern Platytrigona Moure, which occur in eastern Wallacea (east of Weber’s line) and Papuasia.  The historically misidentified T. atricornis is a senior synonym of T. genalis Friese (new synonymy), the latter type species for the genus Papuatrigona Michener & Sakagami, resulting in the following nomenclatural change: Papuatrigona atricornis (Smith), new combination.  Flavotetragonula Shanas is placed as a new synonym of Tetragonula Moure s.str. (new synonymy).

Revision of the European Helicopsyche (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae)

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjell Arne Johanson
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
First Time

AbstractAll nominal species of European Helicopsyche are critically assessed. A neotype for H. shuttleworthi Siebold, 1856, the type species of Helicopsyche, is designated which fixes the name as a valid senior synonym of H. revelieri McLachlan, 1884 and H. corsica Vaillant, 1953. The senior synonym Helicopsyche helicifex (Allen, 1857) is suggested to replace H. sericea Hagen, 1864 and H. lusitanica McLachlan, 1884, and the senior synonym Helicopsyche crispata (Benoit, 1857) to replace H. agglutinans (Tassinari, 1858) and H. sperata McLachlan, 1876. Helicopsyche fannii Rougemont, 1879 is a nomen nudum. The females of Helicopsyche helicifex and H. megalochari Malicky, 1974 are described for the first time. The first keys to males and females of the European Helicopsyche are presented.

Revision of the genus Rhoptromeris Förster, 1869 with reference to north-western European species

1978 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Göran Nordlander
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Type Material ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
European Species ◽  
Western European ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species

AbstractThe type material of most European nominal species previously placed in Rhoptromeris and of some other species is studied. Notes are given on the type material, 10 lectotypes are designated and the identity of the species is discussed. Three valid Rhoptromeris species are found: R. heptoma (Hartig) [type species], R. villosa (Hartig) and R. rufiventris (Giraud) n.comb. The latter is the type species of Hexamerocera Kieffer which is synonymized with Rhoptromeris. The genus Rhoptromeris is described and compared with related genera. The three species found to be valid are figured and redescribed, and also a new species, R. nigriventris, is described from Sweden. R. heptoma is an important parasitoid of Oscinella frit (L.) (Dipt.: Chloropidae).

Clarification of the nomenclatural status of Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 1897 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-68
Author(s):  
JIAN YANG ◽  
XIAOYONG CHEN ◽  
JUNXING YANG
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Nomen Nudum

The cyprinid genus Gymnodiptychus was established by Herzenstein (1892), with Diptychus dybowskii Kessler as type species. Gymnodiptychus integrigymnatus was first published as a nomen nudum in Cao et al. (1981) who, in using the name, indicated that its author was S.-Y. Huang. The species has since been described in other works [e.g., Mo (1989), Chen & Huang (1998), Chen & Cao (2000)]. At present, FishBase (www.fishbase.org) and Eschmeyer (2008) list different authorships for this nominal species: Huang (1998) and Mo (1989). The nomenclatural status of G. integrigymnatus is discussed below with a view to the clarification of this taxon’s authorship and date of availability.

Revision of the Southern African leafhopper genus Pravistylus (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2468 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. STILLER
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Identification Of Species

Descriptions are provided for the following 28 new species of Pravistylus (Naudé) from Southern Africa: P. bidentidiscus sp. n., P. brachyphysis sp. n., P. brachyplacus sp. n., P. caenophallus sp. n., P. deltoplacus sp. n., P. dentidiscus sp. n., P. digitidiscus sp. n., P. indistinctidiscus sp. n., P. interdiscus sp. n., P. lobus sp. n., P. longitrunculus sp. n., P. macropygeus sp. n., P. mecistoplacus sp. n., P. mecophysis sp. n., P. micropygeus sp. n., P. mollidiscus sp. n., P. mutilidiscus sp. n., P. odontiophallus sp. n., P. odontopygeus sp. n., P. oxyphysis sp. n., P. pelorophallus sp. n., P. pollediscus sp. n., P. scolophallus sp. n., P. scolopygeus sp. n., P. serratus sp. n., P. tanyoplacus sp. n., P. trunculidiscus sp. n. and P. varicudiscus sp. n. Redescribed species include the type species, P. eductus (Naudé, 1926) and P. exquadratus (Naudé, 1929). Deltocephalus africanus Naudé, 1926 is a new synonym of P. exquadratus (Naudé, 1929). Pravistylus is assigned to the tribe Paralimnini. A key is provided for the identification of species.

scholarly journals Validation of new genus the Miniagraecia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3198 (1) ◽  
pp. 68
Author(s):  
DCF RENTZ ◽  
YOU NING SU ◽  
N. UESHIMA
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
Zoological Nomenclature ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
International Code ◽  
Nomen Nudum ◽  
Fixed Type

It has been pointed out that there is an error in our recent paper (Rentz et al., 2012). On p. 24 we designated Miniagraecia viridis Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. as the type species of  the new genus Miniagraecia. However there is no such species.  There was a manuscript change in the name of the species and we did not catch it in the type species designation.  Miniagraecia is therefore a nomen nudum. Miniagraecia viridis is not a nominal species and Miniagraecia does not now have a fixed type species (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, Article 67.1).

On the need to follow rigorously the Rules of the Code for the subsequent designation of a nucleospecies (type species) for a nominal genus which lacked one: the case of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804 (Reptilia: Squamata: Viperidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2992 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-51
Author(s):  
PATRICK DAVID ◽  
GERNOT VOGEL ◽  
ALAIN DUBOIS
Keyword(s):  
Type Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Current Content

This paper analyzes the consequences of the non-respect of the Rules of the Code to ascertain the valid subsequent designation of the nucleospecies (type species) of the nominal genus Trimeresurus Lacépède, 1804. The long accepted designation was invalid because it was based on a nominal species which was not among the prenucleospecies (originally included species) of the nominal genus. In contrast with the commonly accepted viewpoint which makes the Indian taxon Coluber gramineus Shaw, 1802 the nucleospecies of the genus, we show that this role is played by Trimeresurus viridis Lacépède, 1804, a species inhabiting the Lesser Sunda Islands and Timor and, as a nomen oblitum, a senior synonym of Trimeresurus albolabris insularis Kramer, 1977, a taxon now considered a distinct species. The important nomenclatural implications of this finding are discussed here, especially with regard to the recent splitting of the genus Trimeresurus. The generic nomen Trimeresurus should be associated with the Trimeresurus albolabris group of species currently placed in the genus or subgenus Cryptelytrops Cope, 1860. A lectophoront (lectotype) is selected and described for Trimeresurus viridis Lacépède, 1804. Coluber viridis Bechstein, 1802 is an invalid objective junior synonym of Coluber gramineus Shaw, 1802. The current content of the genus Trimeresurus and of its eight subgenera is provided. Some clarifications or improvements to the Code are suggested.

Contribution to the systematic rearrangement of the Palaearctic Peritelini. VI. A synthesis of the Spanish Peritelini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2376 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
HELIO PIEROTTI ◽  
CESARE BELLÒ ◽  
MIGUEL A. ALONSO-ZARAZAGA
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Present Knowledge ◽  
New Combinations ◽  
New Genera ◽  
Distribution Maps ◽  
Identification Keys ◽  
New Synonym ◽  
Anatomical Characters ◽  
Distribution And Ecology

A synthesis of the present knowledge of the Spanish Peritelini is presented. Two new genera are separated from Peritelus auctt.: Euplister (type species: Peritelus susanae Seidlitz, 1866) and Pseudoperitelus (type species: Peritelus globulicollis Seidlitz, 1862). Thirteen new species are described from Spain: Meira gerundana, M. medae, M. tarraconensis, Pseudomeira baetica, P. eremita, P. lepida, Euplister andalusicus, E. frater, E. megalophthalmus, E. mimus, E. moroderi, E. trifolii, E. velazquezi. New combinations are: Euplister susanae (Seidlitz, 1866), E. hybridus (Seidlitz, 1871), E. setabensis (Hustache, 1921), E. magnicollis (Desbrochers, 1896), E. coniceps (Desbrochers, 1897), Pseudoperitelus senex (Boheman, 1834), P. globulicollis (Seidlitz, 1871), P. espanoli (Roudier, 1958) and P. lopezi (Hoffmann, 1961), and one new synonym is proposed: Simo cremieri (Boheman, 1842) = Peritelus maroccanus Pic, 1920, syn. n. One genus, Meira Jacquelin du Val, 1853, and two species, Gymnomorphus nigrans (Fairmaire, 1862) and Meirella florentina (Stierlin, 1884), are newly recorded from Spain, bringing the total number of Peritelini known from Iberia to ten genera and thirtysix species. Diagnoses, detailed descriptions and data on distribution and ecology, mostly unpublished, are provided for each species, and a catalogue, identification keys, distribution maps and figures of key anatomical characters are added for the Iberian species. Caenopsis Bach, 1854 is excluded from Peritelini and confirmed as belonging in Trachyphloeini.

Iotrochota revisited: a new sponge and review of species from the western tropical Atlantic (Poecilosclerida:Iotrochotidae)

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Rützler ◽  
Manuel Maldonado ◽  
Carla Piantoni ◽  
Ana Riesgo
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Type Species ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Tropical Atlantic ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
The Bahamas ◽  
Separate Species ◽  
Western Atlantic ◽  
Senior Synonym

The systematics of tropical and subtropical western Atlantic species of Iotrochota is re-examined in light of the discovery of an undescribed species. Iotrochota birotulata (Higgin), the type species, is found to have more characters than previously recognised and is redefined with emphasis on a skeleton of spongin fibres containing stout, curved styles and strongyles (category I) and an interstitial spiculation consisting mainly of longer, slender and straight styles (II). Iotrochota bistylata Boury-Esnault is confirmed as a synonym of the above. The new species, named I. arenosa, sp. nov., differs in external morphology, strong mucus development, incorporation of sand and interstitial spicules that are mainly long, straight strongyles. Iotrochota atra (Whitfield), thought to be a synonym of I. birotulata, is recognised as a separate species occurring exclusively in the Bahamas and is found to be a senior synonym of I. imminuta Pulitzer-Finali; it is morphologically very similar to I. birotulata, but lacks birotulae and has a strongly reduced skeleton of megascleres (mostly one category of delicate strongyles). Iotrochota agglomerata Lehnert & van Soest is recognised as the fourth distinct species for its unusual colour (orange), thinly encrusting habit and special spiculation (styles with tylostylote modifications).

A new synonymy in the genus Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae, Theraphosidae), with comments on potential homonymy

Bionomina ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
DANNIELLA SHERWOOD ◽  
RAY GABRIEL ◽  
STUART J. LONGHORN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Nominal Species ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
New Synonymy ◽  
A New Species

Montenegro et al. (2018) reported the theraphosid spider genus Homoeomma Ausserer, 1871 from Chile and described a new species of this genus with distinctive red and black colouration, naming it Homoeomma chilensis Montenegro & Aguilera, 2018. Soon after, Sherwood et al. (2018) described Homoeomma bicolor also from Chile having the same colouration. In this work, we demonstrate these nominal species to be synonymous and H. chilensis is regarded as the valid senior synonym of H. bicolor following the Article 23 of the Code (Anonymous 1999).

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