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Etymology: "The species name microtubuliferus refers to the numerous minute...

Note "Etymology: "The species name microtubuliferus refers to the numerous minute setae that appear throughout the trunk."" for taxon Cristaphyes microtubuliferus Sørensen & Grzelak, 2024 has been...

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Type locality: "Serbia, Pirot, Stara Mt., village of Rsovci, Rsovci spring,...

Note "Type locality: "Serbia, Pirot, Stara Mt., village of Rsovci, Rsovci spring, 600 m."" for taxon Belgrandiella serbica Glöer, 2008 has been added by Maxim Vinarski via the webinterface on...

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Distribution: Known only from type locality for taxon Belgrandiella styriaca...

Note "Distribution: Known only from type locality" for taxon Belgrandiella styriaca Stojaspal, 1978 has been added by Maxim Vinarski via the webinterface on 2024-06-11T07:21:21+00:00

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Type locality: Slovenia, the Bistra source for taxon Belgrandiella substricta...

Note "Type locality: Slovenia, the Bistra source" for taxon Belgrandiella substricta (Kuščer, 1932) has been added by Maxim Vinarski via the webinterface on 2024-06-11T07:21:21+00:00

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Type locality: France, Hérault, Joncels north of Lunas, subterranean waters...

Note "Type locality: France, Hérault, Joncels north of Lunas, subterranean waters of the Vérène at Ferme Arhousse [UTM EJ14]" for taxon Belgrandiella verenana Boeters, 2008 has been added by Maxim...

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Taxonomic remark: Taxonomic remark "Failure to explicitly establish the new...

Note "Taxonomic remark: Taxonomic remark "Failure to explicitly establish the new taxon Article 16.1 of the Code states that every new name published after 1999 must be explicitly indicated as...

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Etymology: Spitiprion is a compound word derived from the Pin River section...

Note "Etymology: Spitiprion is a compound word derived from the Pin River section Spiti in the Trans-Himalayan region of northern India, combined with prion. The noun prion -os (masculine) is from...

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Type locality: Katian, Upper Ordovician, Takche Formation, Pin Valley, Spiti,...

Note "Type locality: Katian, Upper Ordovician, Takche Formation, Pin Valley, Spiti, India. Exact geolocation not given, but close to the village of Farka Muth at 31.9589, 78.0322° (N 31°57’32”, E...

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Etymology: Spitiprion khannai is named for Indian palaeontologist Ashok K....

Note "Etymology: Spitiprion khannai is named for Indian palaeontologist Ashok K. Khanna (1951–1984), who first described scolecodonts from India" for taxon Spitiprion khannai Tonarová, Suttner, &...

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Type locality: Malabar Hill; Mumbai, Maharashtra, Arabian Sea, India, 18.955...

Note "Type locality: Malabar Hill; Mumbai, Maharashtra, Arabian Sea, India, 18.955 N, 72.7953 E, 18°57′18.0″ N, 72°47′43.0″ E, intertidal" for taxon Perinereis malabarensis Prajapat,...

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Etymology: Perineris malabarensis is named for the type locality of Malabar...

Note "Etymology: Perineris malabarensis is named for the type locality of Malabar Hill in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India" for taxon Perinereis malabarensis Prajapat, Villalobos-Guerrero & Vachhrajani,...

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Type locality: Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 18.955 N, 72.7953 E,...

Note "Type locality: Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 18.955 N, 72.7953 E, 18°57′18.0″ N, 72°47′43.0″. The type locality is identical to that of Perinereis malabarensis" for taxon Perinereis...

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Etymology: Perinereis misrai is named for Dr Amales Misra, researcher from...

Note "Etymology: Perinereis misrai is named for Dr Amales Misra, researcher from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI)" for taxon Perinereis misrai Prajapat, Villalobos-Guerrero & Vachhrajani, 2024...

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Grammatical gender: Perichaeta can only be a feminine genus. A large number...

Note "Grammatical gender: Perichaeta can only be a feminine genus. A large number of species have been placed in this genus and NONE have been EVER been given masculine adjectival names (there is at...

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Etymology: conical (Chinese: 锥 or錐 - zhuī) - with reference to the perfect...

Note "Etymology: conical (Chinese: 锥 or錐 - zhuī) - with reference to the perfect conical shape of the shell." for taxon Akoya zhui Vilvens, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the webinterface...

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Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin adjective...

Note "Etymology: The specific epithet is derived from the Latin adjective restrictus (restricted) to indicate the adapically constricted tube. The epithet alludes also to the restricted distribution of...

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Etymology: From the Latin adjective miliarius (meaning: of a thousand,...

Note "Etymology: From the Latin adjective miliarius (meaning: of a thousand, containing a thousand) because the sample collected in the type locality contained a great number of specimens of the new...

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Etymology: The species is dedicated to Pierre Lozouet (MNHN) for his prompt...

Note "Etymology: The species is dedicated to Pierre Lozouet (MNHN) for his prompt help provided with the samples of this species preserved in the MNHN." for taxon Caecum lozoueti Vannozzi & Renda,...

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Nomenclature: Odhner treated Pythia as a senior synonym of Scarabus Montfort,...

Note "Nomenclature: Odhner treated Pythia as a senior synonym of Scarabus Montfort, 1810. Pythiinae is in prevailing usage; it is conserved under Art. 40.2, and it takes the precedence of Scarabinae."...

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Status: Considered species inquirenda by Gibson (1995) for taxon Cosmocephala...

Note "Status: Considered species inquirenda by Gibson (1995)" for taxon Cosmocephala matuana (Korotkevich, 1977) has been added by Jon Norenburg via the webinterface on 2024-06-11T02:17:27+00:00

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