International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

New Applications

Cases 3800-Present

Case 3800: Conservation of Sagenodus inaequalis Owen 1867 (Sarcopterygii, Sagenodontidae) by proposed designation of a neotype for the type species.
Case 3802: Proposal to remove Dicynodon turpior Huene, 1935 (Synapsida, Dicynodontia) from the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology and place Diodontosaurus pedroanum Tupi-Caldas, 1936 on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology.
Case 3805: Calliactis Verrill, 1869 (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Actiniaria): proposed precedence over Adamsia Forbes, 1840
Case 3806: Paranemastoma superbum Redikortsev, 1936 (Arachnida, Opiliones, Nemastomatidae): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name by giving it precedence over Nemastoma supersum Roewer, 1951
Case 3807: Onthophagus anthracinus Harold, 1873 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): proposed conservation of the specific name
Case 3808: Falciclymenia Schindewolf, 1923 (Late Devonian; Mollusca, Cephalopoda, Ammonoidea): proposed designation of a new type species
Case 3809: Proposed suppression of Asterias clathrata Pennant 1777, a senior homonym of Asterias clathrata Say, 1825 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Luidiidae)
Case 3813: Acalyptini Thomson, 1859 (Hexapoda, Coleoptera) and Acalyptini Blatchley, 1926 (Hexapoda, Heteroptera): proposed removal of homonymy by emendation of the latter name to Acalyptaini
Case 3818: Mecynostomatidae Kukalová, 1969 (Insecta, Paleodictyoptera): proposed conservation of the family-group name by suppression of Mecynostomatidae Lameere, 1917.
Case 3822: Suchomimus tenerensis Sereno et al., 1998 (Dinosauria, Theropoda): proposed conservation by reversal of precedence with Cristatusaurus lapparenti Taquet & Russell, 1998
Case 3823: Molgula Forbes, 1848 (Ascidiacea, Stolidobranchia): proposed precedence over Caesira Fleming, 1822, Cystingia MacLeay, 1825 and Syphonotethis Gervais, 1840
Case 3824: A special proposal to suppress certain names under the plenary powers of the Commission
Case 3827: Dates of publication of bird names introduced by Coenraad Temminck in the first twenty livraisons of the Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées in 1821–1822
Case 3828: The family name of the pearl oysters: Proposal to remove the homonymy of Margaritidae Blainville, 1824 (Mollusca, Bivalvia) with Margaritidae Thiele, 1924 (Mollusca, Gastropoda), by amending the latter to Margaritesidae
Case 3830: Proposed suppression for nomenclatural purposes of the work: “Studien über die skandinavischen und arktischen Maldaniden…” (Annelida, Maldanidae). Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangungen der Doktorwürde” by Ivar Arwidsson
Case 3832: Cryphalus saltuarius Weise, 1891 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae): proposed conservation of the specific name by suppression of Bostrichus asperatus Gyllanhal, 1813 (currently Cryphalus asperatus)
Case 3833: Hyla prasina Burmeister, 1856 (currently Boana prasina; Amphibia, Anura, Hylidae): proposed precedence over Hyla quoyi Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1828
Case 3834: Ctenarytaina Ferris & Klyver, 1932 (Insecta, Hemiptera): proposed precedence over Eurhinocola Crawford, 1912
Case 3837: Trilobatus Spezzaferri, Kucera, Pearson, Wade, Rappo, Poole, Morard, and Stalder, 2015 (Foraminifera, Globigerinidae): proposed precedence over Trilobigerina Popescu, 1987
Case 3839: Helix unidentata Draparnaud, 1805 (currently Petasina unidentata; Gastropoda, Hygromiidae): proposed conservation of the specific name and proposed fixation of the type species of the genus-group name Petasina Beck, 1847
Case 3840: Proterochersis robusta Fraas, 1913 (Testudinata, Proterochersidae): proposed conservation of the generic and specific name by conditional suppression of Chelytherium obscurum Meyer, 1863
Case 3841: Epigraphiidae Guenée, 1845 (Lepidoptera, Gelechioidea): proposed suppression to conserve the widely used family group name Depressariidae Meyrick, 1883. 
Case 3843: Myoxus melitensis Adams, 1863 (currently Leithia melitensis; Rodentia, Gliridae): proposed precedence over Myoxus miletensis Adams, 1863
Case 3844: Taenia asiatica Eom & Rim, 1993 (Cestoda, Cyclophyllidea, Taeniidae): proposed conservation of the specific name
Case 3845: Proposed confirmation of the type species of Pseudochloritis Boettger, 1909, with the preservation of Helix incrassata Klein, 1853, a junior primary homonym of Helix incrassata Reeve, 1853 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Helicoidea)
Case 3848: Mytilus californianus Conrad, 1837 (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae): proposed precedence over Mytilus zonarius Lamarck, 1819 and Mytilus canalis Lamarck, 1819
Case 3851: Buprestis millefolii Fabricius, 1801 (currently Anthaxia millefolii, Insecta, Coleoptera, Buprestidae): proposed conservation by suppression of senior homonym Buprestis millefolii Herbst, 1801 and Anthaxia polychloros Abeille de Perrin, 1894
Case 3852: Syntormon Loew, 1857 (Diptera, Dolichopodidae): proposed determination of neuter gender
Case 3855: Proposed conservation of Sandbergeria Bosquet in Weinkauff, 1860 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in its accustomed sense by designating Pyramidella cancellata Nyst, 1836 as type species.
Case 3857: Acmaeodera brevipes Kiesenwetter, 1858 (Insecta, Coleoptera): proposed precedence over Acmaeodera cuprifera Laporte & Gory, 1835.
Case 3858: Formiciinae Lutz, 1986 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): proposed conservation by replacement of type species for Formicium Westwood, 1854
Case 3859: Arvicola nivalis Martins, 1842 (currently Chionomys nivalis; Mammalia, Rodentia): proposed precedence over Hypudaeus syriacus Brants, 1827
Case 3860: Stygnidae Handlirsch, 1906 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Protorthoptera): proposed emendation of spelling to Stygneidae to remove homonymy with Stygnidae Simon, 1879 (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones).
Case 3861: Galago demidoff Fischer, 1806 (currently Galagoides demidoff; Mammalia, Primates, Galagidae): proposed precedence over Lemur minutus Cuvier, 1797.
Case 3862: Aphrodes Curtis, 1831 (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Aphrodinae, Aphrodini): proposed conservation of usage by designation of Cicada bicincta Schrank, 1776 as the type species.

Cases 3700-3799

Case 3716: CASE 3716: ACRIDINA McCleay, 1821 (Insecta, Orthoptera) and ACRIDINA Mivart, 1868 (Amphibia, Anura): resolution of homonymy between family-group names.
Case 3727: Rhisotrogus zealandicus White, 1846 (currently Costelytra zealandica; Insecta, Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae): application for conservation of prevailing usage of the name by designation of a neotype under Art. 75.6 of the Code.
Case 3732: Reteporina d’Orbigny, 1849 (Bryozoa: Fenestrata): proposed replacement of the type species with Reteporina transiens (Počta, 1894)
Case 3735: Lamellibrachia victori Mañé-Garzón and Montero, 1986 (currently 1985) (Annelida: Polychaeta), Phylum Mesoneurophora, etc., documentation of the correct dates
Case 3737: Redefining the name-bearing type (the specimen and the specigen): the dual solution for problematic names ruined by inadequate types, and for naming taxa best defined by DNA
Case 3753: Richtersiidae Guidetti et al., 2017 (Tardigrada): proposed emendation of the spelling to Richtersiusidae to remove homonymy with Richtersiidae Kreis, 1929 (Nematoda).
Case 3776: Nosema necatrix Kramer, 1965 (currently Vairimorpha necatrix; Microsporidia): proposed precedence over Thelohania ephestiae Mattes, 1928 (currently Vairimorpha ephestiae).
Case 3791: Proposed suppression of the syntypes and designation of a neotype for Lacerta oxycephala Duméril et Bibron, 1839 (Reptilia: Squamata: Lacertidae)
Case 3792: Proposal to conserve current usage of Pachnaeus Schoenherr, 1826 by the suppression of Docorhinus Schoenherr, 1823 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Curculionidae)
Case 3795: Kryptops palaios Sereno & Brusatte, 2008 (Dinosauria, Abelisauridae): proposed conservation of usage by the designation of a lectotype
Case 3796: Proposal to remove Xenophrys monticola Günther, 1864 (Amphibia: Megophyridae) from the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Specific Names in Zoology.
Case 3798: Gymnodactylus humeralis Guichenot, 1855 (currently Gonatodes humeralis; Reptilia, Sphaerodactylidae): proposed conservation of the specific name by suppression of Gymnodactylus timoriensis Duméril & Bibron, 1836.
Case 3799: Anas boschas domestica Brünnich, 1764 (Aves, Anatidae) (currently Anas platyrhynchos domestica) and Anas anser domesticus Brünnich, 1764 (Aves, Anatidae) (currently Anser anser domesticus): proposed conservation of subspecific names in conformance with prevailing usage, and resolution of type species for the genus Anser Brisson, 1760 by reversing priority of Anas adunca Linnaeus, 1758 in favour of Anas boschas domestica Brünnich, 1764 and further by either (i) recognising authorship by Brisson (1760) of Anser domesticus or (ii) deeming Brünnich’s two names not to be primary homonyms and deeming Anas anser Linnaeus, 1758 as type species of Anser Brisson, 1760