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Reversal of priority for the species name Asterias clathrata Say, 1825 over its senior homonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777: maintenance of prevailing usage

David L. Pawson, Doris J. Pawson, Joyce J. McCullough, “Reversal of priority for the species name Asterias clathrata Say, 1825 over its senior homonym Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777: maintenance of prevailing usage”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The widely known and ecologically important sea star species, Luidia clathrata, was originally named Asterias clathrata by Say, 1825. This name is a junior homonym of Asterias clathrata Pennant, 1777. The senior homonym has not been used as a valid name since 1899, fulfilling Article....

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