Vahe D. Demirjian, “Cookeolus Fowler, 1928 (Osteichthyes: priacanthidae): fixation of Priacanthus japonicus Cuvier, 1829 as the type species”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

The fish genus Cookeolus Fowler, 1928 has been in use for a genus of longfinned bigeyes for 90 years, with the combination Cookeolus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) being widely listed as the only species in the genus. However, the type species of the genus, Anthias....

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Thiago Vernaschi V. Costa, Normand David, “Commentaries on different uses of the specific epithet of the large dromaeosaurid Utahraptor Kirkland et al., 1993 (Dinosauria, Theropoda)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

Utahraptor is the largest member of the dinosaur family Dromaeosauridae and represents one of the most remarkable discoveries in recent decades. In the original description, the specific epithet ostrommaysi was used for naming the species in honor of two different persons, but in subsequent years the....

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Evangelos Vlachos, “On the nomenclature of the largest tortoise that ever lived: Megalochelys sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1837 vs. Colossochelys atlas Falconer & Cautley, 1844 (Reptilia, Testudinidae)”, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 76, pp. , 2019.

One of the most iconic tortoise species, coming from the Sivalik Hills in India and probably the largest tortoise that ever lived, has a complicated nomenclatural history. Although initially published as Megalochelys sivalensis , the same authors decided to replace the name a few years later as ....

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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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