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Etymology: Specific epithet 'boucoti' was in appreciation of A. J. Boucot who...

Note "Etymology: Specific epithet 'boucoti' was in appreciation of A. J. Boucot who assisted in the project that described the species." for taxon Nanothyris boucoti Bowen, 1967 † has been added by...

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Etymology: Named after Hancock Station, West Virginia, from where the type...

Note "Etymology: Named after Hancock Station, West Virginia, from where the type material was collected." for taxon Rhynchotreta hancockensis Bowen, 1967 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the...

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Etymology: Named after Hyndman, Pennsylvania, the type locality. for taxon...

Note "Etymology: Named after Hyndman, Pennsylvania, the type locality." for taxon Delthyris hyndmanensis Bowen, 1967 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the webinterface on 2024-08-06T07:18:01+00:00

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Etymology: Bowen named the species after H.B. Whittington in appreciation for...

Note "Etymology: Bowen named the species after H.B. Whittington in appreciation for his guidance in the study of paleontology." for taxon Machaeraria whittingtoni Bowen, 1967 † has been added by...

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Etymology: The specific name is derived from the type locality at New Creek,...

Note "Etymology: The specific name is derived from the type locality at New Creek, West Virginia." for taxon Rhynchospirina newcreekensis Bowen, 1967 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff via the...

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Etymology: The species is named after Martin Mountain, Maryland, from where...

Note "Etymology: The species is named after Martin Mountain, Maryland, from where the type material was collected." for taxon Rhynchospirina martinensis Bowen, 1967 † has been added by Tristan Verhoeff...

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Grammatical gender: ICZN Art. 30.1.1. a genus-group name that is or ends in a...

Note "Grammatical gender: ICZN Art. 30.1.1. a genus-group name that is or ends in a Latin word takes the gender given for that word in standard Latin dictionaries; if it is a compound word formed from...

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Homonymy: The genus name is a senior primary homonym of Cinachyra Gorham,...

Note "Homonymy: The genus name is a senior primary homonym of Cinachyra Gorham, 1899 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Coccinellidae). The homonymy was removed by the nomen novum Semra Özdikmen, 2007 (Munis...

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Description: Pallas described Alcyonium papillosum, sp. 204, p. 350:...

Note "Description: Pallas described Alcyonium papillosum, sp. 204, p. 350: Definition: a crust, covered with large convex nipples. A crust covered with rocks, greyish-rusty, resembling dried leather,...

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Homonymy: This name is a senior primary homonym of Alcyonium papillosum...

Note "Homonymy: This name is a senior primary homonym of Alcyonium papillosum Lamarck, 1815. Lamarck says the specimen was collected in the Indian Ocean by Péron & Lesueur (this would be likely a...

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Nomenclature: The combination Phoriospongia papillosa (Lamarck, 1815) must be...

Note "Nomenclature: The combination Phoriospongia papillosa (Lamarck, 1815) must be renamed because Lamarck's Alcyonium papilliosum was originally preoccupied by Alcyonium papillosum Pallas, 1766, a...

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Taxonomic remark: Malformed suffix, Should be gracile. DIG for taxon...

Note "Taxonomic remark: Malformed suffix, Should be gracile. DIG" for taxon Ochoterenatrema gracilis Fernandes, Achatz, McAllister & Tkach, 2022 has been added by David Gibson via the webinterface...

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Type species: Genus diagnosed in 1848, but the included species were...

Note "Type species: Genus diagnosed in 1848, but the included species were described only in 1850." for taxon Cordieria Rouault, 1848 has been added by Thomas A. Neubauer via the webinterface on...

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Etymology: Named for Robert Iwamasa of Midland, Michigan, who collected the...

Note "Etymology: Named for Robert Iwamasa of Midland, Michigan, who collected the type material." for taxon Neorapana iwamasai Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024 has been added by Philippe...

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Etymology: Named for First Lieutenant (retired, Italian Navy) Carlo Belletti...

Note "Etymology: Named for First Lieutenant (retired, Italian Navy) Carlo Belletti of Rome, Italy, who recognized this large muricid as being a new species." for taxon Phyllonotus bellettii Petuch,...

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Type locality: Brazil. Bahia; Itapebi, Jequitinhonha river nanks,...

Note "Type locality: Brazil. Bahia; Itapebi, Jequitinhonha river nanks, 15°57’09.39”S, 39°32’37.1”W" for taxon Drymaeus nigroflavus Simone & Celzard, 2024 has been added by Philippe Bouchet via the...

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Validity: Simone et al. (2015: 57) use Spondylus ambiguus as a valid name...

Note "Validity: Simone et al. (2015: 57) use Spondylus ambiguus as a valid name “because the question of whether Schreibers’ [1793] work can be accepted as binominal appears to be unresolved (see also...

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Validity: Simone et al. (2015: 57) use Spondylus ambiguus as the valid name...

Note "Validity: Simone et al. (2015: 57) use Spondylus ambiguus as the valid name “because the question of whether Schreibers’ [1793] work can be accepted as binominal appears to be unresolved (see...

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Nomenclature: The original species name was described as Cyanea Lamarck....

Note "Nomenclature: The original species name was described as Cyanea Lamarck. Eschscholtz (1829) corrected the first naming and was followed ever since. A summary of the history can be checked in the...

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Nomenclature: Eschscholtz (1829) corrected the first naming and was followed...

Note "Nomenclature: Eschscholtz (1829) corrected the first naming and was followed ever since. " for taxon Cyanea lamarckii Péron & Lesueur, 1810 has been added by André C. Morandini via the...

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