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Case 3847: Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916 (currently Theropithecus oswaldi; Mammalia, Primates, Cercopithecidae), proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Cynocephalus atlanticus Thomas, 1884

Eric Delson, David M. Alba, Stephen R. Frost, Dagmawit Abebe Getahun, Christopher C. Gilbert, “Case 3847: Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916 (currently Theropithecus oswaldi; Mammalia, Primates, Cercopithecidae), proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Cynocephalus atlanticus Thomas, 1884”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 99-111, 2021.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the usage of the species-group name Simopithecus oswaldi Andrews, 1916 by giving it precedence over its senior subjective synonym Cynocephalus atlanticus Thomas, 1884. ....

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Case 3849: Emplectonematidae Bürger, 1904 and Emplectonema Stimpson, 1857 (Nemertea, Monostilifera): proposed conservation of current usage by reversal of precedence of the family name with respect to Eunemertidae Joubin, 1894 and designation of a new type species for the genus

Hiroshi Kajihara, Mark J. Grygier, Sónia C.S. Andrade, Thomas Bartolomaeus, Irina A. Cherneva, Alexey V. Chernyshev, Jörn von Döhren, Christina I. Ellison, Ray Gibson, Gonzalo Giribet, Natsumi Hookabe, Juan Junoy, Sebastian Kvist, Svetlana A. Maslakova, Cecili B. Mendes, Jon L. Norenburg, Neonila E. Polyakova, Christina Sagorny, Megan L. Schwartz, Malin Strand, Shichun Sun, James M. Turbeville, Eduardo E. Zattara, “Case 3849: Emplectonematidae Bürger, 1904 and Emplectonema Stimpson, 1857 (Nemertea, Monostilifera): proposed conservation of current usage by reversal of precedence of the family name with respect to Eunemertidae Joubin, 1894 and designation of a new type species for the genus”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, pp. , 78.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3, 41, 65.2, and 70.2 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage and year of priority of the name Emplectonematidae Bürger, 1904 for a family of ribbon worms by reversing its precedence with respect to a senior synonym, Eunemertidae Joubin,....

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Case 3850: Micruridae Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora): proposed suppression for removal of homonymy with Micruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes), as well as for conservation of prevailing usage of Lineidae McIntosh, 1874 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora)

Hiroshi Kajihara, Eric N. Smith, “Case 3850: Micruridae Ehrenberg, 1831 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora): proposed suppression for removal of homonymy with Micruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes), as well as for conservation of prevailing usage of Lineidae McIntosh, 1874 (Nemertea, Pilidiophora)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. 112-130, 2021.

The purposes of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 55.3.1 of the Code, are to conserve the current usage of (1) the family-group name M icruridae Dunn, 1931 (Reptilia, Serpentes) for a family (sometimes treated as a subfamily) of New World  coral snakes that frequently appear in....

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Case 3853: Eumeces niger Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 (currently Emoia nigra) (Reptilia, Scincidae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage by setting aside a lectotype designation for Gongylus (Eumeces) freycinetii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (currently Emoia atrocostata freycinetii).

Glenn M. Shea, Robert N. Fisher, Ivan Ineich, “Case 3853: Eumeces niger Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853 (currently Emoia nigra) (Reptilia, Scincidae): proposed conservation of prevailing usage by setting aside a lectotype designation for Gongylus (Eumeces) freycinetii Duméril & Bibron, 1839 (currently Emoia atrocostata freycinetii).”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 78, pp. , 2021.

The purpose of the present application, under Articles 74.1.1 and 81.1 of the Code, is to maintain consistent usage of the commonly used name  Emoia nigra  (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) by setting aside a lectotype designation for  Gongylus  ( Eumeces )  freycineti  Duméril & Bibron, 1839 by Wells & Wellington in 1985 in....

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Case 3860: Stygnidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Arthropoda, Insecta, order incertae sedis): proposed emendation of spelling to Stygneidae
to remove homonymy with Stygnidae Simon, 1879 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones)

Filippo Ceccolini, Andrew J. Ross, Fabio Cianferoni, “Case 3860: Stygnidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Arthropoda, Insecta, order incertae sedis): proposed emendation of spelling to Stygneidae
to remove homonymy with Stygnidae Simon, 1879 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 80, pp. 42-45, 2023.

The purpose of this application, under Article 55.3.1 of the Code, is to remove the homonymy between the family-group name Stygnidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Arthropoda: Insecta: order incertae sedis ) and the family-group name Stygnidae Simon, 1879 (Arthropoda: Arachnida: Opiliones). It is proposed that the stem of the generic name Stygne Handlirsch, 1906....

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Proposed conservation of the original and long-established identity of Paradisea superba JR Forster, 1781 (currently Lophorina superba; Aves, Paradisaeidae) by setting aside an inappropriate neotype designation" style="font-size:110%;">Case 3865: Proposed conservation of the original and long-established identity of Paradisea superba JR Forster, 1781 (currently Lophorina superba; Aves, Paradisaeidae) by setting aside an inappropriate neotype designation

Andy Elliott, Nigel J Collar, Murray D Bruce, Guy M Kirwan, “Case 3865: Proposed conservation of the original and long-established identity of Paradisea superba JR Forster, 1781 (currently Lophorina superba; Aves, Paradisaeidae) by setting aside an inappropriate neotype designation”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 80, pp. 46-52, 2023.

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.6 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the specific name superba for a species of bird-of-paradise from New Guinea by setting aside the neotype designated for Paradisea superba J.R. Forster, 1781 by Irestedt et al. in 2017....

Proposed conservation of the original and long-established identity of Paradisea superba JR Forster, 1781 (currently Lophorina superba; Aves, Paradisaeidae) by setting aside an inappropriate neotype designation">Read more Google Scholar BibTex XML RIS

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