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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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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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Case 3695: Dimetrodon Cope, 1878 (Synapsida, Sphenacodontidae): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Bathygnathus Leidy, 1853

K. S. Brink, “Case 3695: Dimetrodon Cope, 1878 (Synapsida, Sphenacodontidae): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Bathygnathus Leidy, 1853”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. , 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Article 23.9.3 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used generic name Dimetrodon Cope, 1878 (Sphenacodontoidea, Sphenacodontidae). The name Dimetrodon is threatened by its senior subjective synonym Bathygnathus Leidy, 1853. The name Dimetrodon has....

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Comment 3664-1: Comment on Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Ptychoptera contaminata; Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of prevailing usage through designation of a neotype

Gunnar Mikalsen Kvifte, Linn Katrine Hagenlund, Björn Rulik, “Comment 3664-1: Comment on Tipula contaminata Linnaeus, 1758 (currently Ptychoptera contaminata; Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of prevailing usage through designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. , 2015.

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Case 3703: Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Nautilida): proposed designation of a neotype

Svetlana V. Nikolaeva, W. Bruce Saunders, Royal Mapes, A. Louise Allcock, “Case 3703: Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Nautilida): proposed designation of a neotype”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. , 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Article 75.5 of the Code, is to set aside all type fixations for Nautilus pompilius Linnaeus, 1758, and to designate a neotype. The type series of N. pompilius includes specimens in the Linnean Society of London, the University Museum in....

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Case 3699: Thorectes Mulsant, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea): proposed conservation of usage

MA Alonso-Zarazaga, JM Lobo, JI López-Colón, JR Verdú, “Case 3699: Thorectes Mulsant, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea): proposed conservation of usage”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 291–296, 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 70.3, 74.7 and 81.1 of the Code, is to conserve the current usage of the beetle genus  Thorectes  Mulsant, 1842 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Geotrupidae) by confirmation of its type species  Scarabaeus laevigatus  Fabricius, 1798. This action will also stabilise the predominant usage of another genus, ....

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Case 3698: Cicindela varians Gory, 1833 (currently Cenothyla varians; Coleoptera, Carabidae): proposed conservation

Jiří Moravec, “Case 3698: Cicindela varians Gory, 1833 (currently Cenothyla varians; Coleoptera, Carabidae): proposed conservation”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 288–290, 2015.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81 of the Code, is to conserve the widely used name  Cicindela varians  Gory, 1833 (currently  Cenothyla varians ), a primary junior homonym of  Cicindela varians  Ljungh, 1799, for a species of carabid beetle. The senior homonym has been used only....

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Case 3694: Pomachilius variegatus Schwarz, 1904 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Elateridae): proposed conservation of the specific name by suppression of the name Aeolus variegatus Curtis, 1839

PJ Johnson, , “Case 3694: Pomachilius variegatus Schwarz, 1904 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Elateridae): proposed conservation of the specific name by suppression of the name Aeolus variegatus Curtis, 1839”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 286–287, 3694.

The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3 and 81 of the Code, is to conserve the specific name Pomachilius variegatus Schwarz, 1904 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Elateridae) by suppression of the name Aeolus variegatus Curtis, 1839 a senior secondary homonym, and a subjective junior synonym of....

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