International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
taxa names:
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Vejdovskyella Michaelsen 1903, Mitteilungen aus dem Naturhistorischen Museum in Hamburg, 19(2): 184 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy of the replaced nominal genus Bohemilla Vejdovsky 1883: Bohemilla comata Vejdovsky 1883), ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over Macrochaetina Bretscher 1899 whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms (Oligochaeta). Opinion 1835
velox Cuvier 1829 [originally in Delphinus], Le règne animal distribué d’après son organisation, pour servir de base à l’histoire naturelle des animaux et d’introduction à d’anatomie comparée, Ed. 2, vol. 1, p. 288 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Mammalia, Cetacea). Opinion 1660
velox Pallas 1771 [originally in Lacerta], Reise Russland, 1: 457 (specific name of the type species of Eremias Wiegmann 1834) (Reptilia). Opinion 1318
velutina Hutton 1872 [originally in Mystacina], Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 4: 185 (a junior objective synonym of Mystacina tuberculata Gray 1843) (Mammalia). Opinion 1994
venatica Griffith 1821 [originally in Felis], Descr. vert. Anim. (Carn.): 93 (valid name at the date of Opinion 384 of the type species of Acinonyx Brookes 1828) (Mammalia). Opinion 384
venaticus Lund 1842 [originally in Icticyon], Overs. K. Dansk Vidensk. Selsk. Forhandl. Kjøbenhavn, 1842(6): 80 (specific name of the type species of Icticyon Lund 1842) (Mammalia). Opinion 384
Venericardigenus [Renier] [1807], [Tav. serv. Class. Conn. Anim.]: Tav. VII (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 427
Venerigenus [Renier] [1807], [Tav. serv. Class. Conn. Anim.]: Tav. VII (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 427
veneta Strobel 1855 [originally in Achatina], Giornale di Malacologia, 2: 137, ruled under the plenary power to maintain precedence over Achatina janii De Betta & Martinati 1855 (Gastropoda). Opinion 2080
Venilia Bate 1856, Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (2)17: 460 (a junior homonym of Venilia Duponchel 1829) (Cumacea). Opinion 1593
venosa Fabricius 1775 [originally in Ephemera] (Ephemeroptera). ICZN 2015: Opinion 2356
ventilabrum Linnaeus 1767 [originally in Spongia], Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 1, p. 1296, as defined by the neotype designated by Alvarez & Willan, 2003, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 60: 17 in the Natural History Museum, London, BMNH 10.1.1.2687 (specific name of the type species of Phakellia Bowerbank 1862) (Porifera). Opinion 2091
ventralis Laporte & Gory 1838 [originally in Buprestis], Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes coléoptères, vol. 1, p. 158 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008
ventralis Waterhouse 1882 [originally in Buprestis], in Godman & Salvin (Eds.), Biologia Centrali-Americana, vol. 3, part 1 (Insecta, Coleoptera, Buprestidae), p. 14, ruled under the plenary power to be treated as not invalid by reason of having been originally published as a junior primary homonym of Buprestis ventralis Laporte & Gory 1838 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008
ventricosa Gray 1855 [originally in Emys], Catalogue of shield reptiles in the collection of British Museum. Part I. Testudinata (tortoises): 28, pl. 14 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1313
ventricosa Draparnaud [1801] [originally in Pupa], Tabl. Moll. terrestr. fluviat. France: 62 (Gastropoda). Opinion 336
ventricosa Desmarest 1814 [originally in Rissoa], Bulletin des Sciences, par la Société Philomatique de Paris, (3)1: 8 (specific name of the type species of Rissoa Desmarest 1814) (Gastropoda). Opinion 1664
Ventrosia Radoman 1977, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Monographs Department of Sciences, 57: 208 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Turbo ventrosus Montagu 1803) (Gastropoda). Opinion 2034
ventrosus Montagu 1803 [originally in Turbo], Testacea Britannica or natural history of British shells ..., vol. 2, p. 317, as defined by the lectotype (specimen no. BMNH 197872 in the Natural History Museum, London) designated by Bank, Butot & Gittenberger 1979, Basteria, 43: 57 (specific name of the type species of Ventrosia Radoman 1977) (Gastropoda). Opinion 2034
venulosa Laurenti 1768 [originally in Rana], Specimen Medicum: 31, to be interpreted, as directed under the plenary power, by reference to the type specimen of Hyla zonata Spix 1824, Anim. nov. ... Testud. Ran. ... Brasil.: 41 (specific name of the type species of Phrynohyas Fitzinger 1843) (Amphibia). Opinion 520
Venus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 684 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Venus verrucosa Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 685) (Bivalvia). Opinion 195
venusta Stimpson 1859 [originally in Lepidopa], Ann. Lyc. nat. Hist. New York, 7: 79 (specific name of the type species of Lepidopa Stimpson 1858) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 693
Venustas Finlay 10 March 1927, Trans. New Zealand Inst., 57: 360 (a junior objective synonym of Maurea Oliver [20] December 1926). Opinion 479
venustus Banks 1908 [originally in Dermacentor], U.S. Dept. Agric. tech. Ser. (15): 46, 47 (a junior primary homonym of Dermacentor venustus Marx MS. in Neumann 1897). Opinion 1107
venustus Marx MS in Neumann 1897 [originally in Dermacentor], Mém. Soc. zool. France, 10: 365 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1107
venustus Meigen 1822 [originally in Syrphus], Syst. Beschr. zweifl. Ins., 3: 299 (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 978
veranyi Blanchard 1848 [originally in Diplocera], Ann. Sci. nat., Paris, (3)9: 187 (a nomen nudum). Opinion 782
verconis Cotton & Godfrey 1932 [originally in Notocypraea], South Austr. Nat., 13: 41 (a junior objective synonym of Cypraea angustata Gmelin 1791). Opinion 1197
Vermetus Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 1: 143 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Vermicularigenus [Renier] [1807], [Tav. serv. Class. Conn. Anim.]: Tav. VIII (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 427
vermicularis Linnaeus 1767 [originally in Serpula], Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 1, part 2, p. 1267 (specific name of the type species of Serpula Linnaeus 1758) (Polychaeta). Opinion 767
vermiculata Müller 1774 [originally in Helix], Verm. terrestr. fluviat. Hist., 2: 20 (Gastropoda). Opinion 336
Vermiculus Dunglison 1895, Med. Lex. (ed. 21): 1150 (a junior homonym of Vermiculus Dalyell 1853). Direction 102
Vermiculus Goodrich 1892, Zool. Anz., 15: 474 (a junior homonym of Vermiculus Dalyell 1853). Direction 102
Vermiculus Mörch 1860, J. Conchyliol., 8: 28 (a junior homonym of Vermiculus Dalyell 1853). Direction 102
vermis Martyn 1784 [originally in Buccin[um]], Univ. Conch., 2: fig. 53 (specific name of the type species of Pelicaria Gray 1857) (conserved under the plenary power) (Gastropoda). Opinion 479
Vermivora Linnaeus 1776, Cat. Birds Beasts Fishes Ins. Edwards’ nat. Hist.: 13 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 412
vermivora Gmelin [1789] [originally in Motacilla], in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2, p. 951 (specific name of the type species of Helmitheros Rafinesque 1819 and of Helinaia Audubon 1839, as confirmed by Opinion 62) (Aves). Opinion 412
verna Fallén 1826 [originally in Tingis], Supplementum Monographiae Cimicum Sveciae (Lund): 16, as interpreted by the lectotype designated by Péricart 1977 (Bull. zool. Nomencl., 34: 98) (specific name of the type species of Campylosteira Fieber 1844) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 1222
vernis Gray 1857 [originally in Pelicaria], Guide Syst. Distrib. Moll. Brit. Mus.: 77 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for vermis Martyn 1784 [originally in Buccin[um]]). Opinion 479
vernum Macquart 1826 [originally in Simulia], Recueil des Travaux de la Société d’Amateurs des Sciences, de l’Agriculture et des Arts à Lille, 1823/1824: 79, ruled by the Commission to be defined by reference to the specimens described and figured by Davies 1966, Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London, 118 (14): 413-511, and 1968, Scientific Publications of the Freshwater Biological Association, no. 24, pp. 1-126, under the name Simulium (Eusimulium) latipes (specific name of the type species of Cnetha Enderlein 1921 and Pseudonevermannia Baranov 1926) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 1416
Verrallia Mik 1899, Wien. entomol. Ztg., 18: 137 (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Cephalops aucta Fallén 1817, Dipt. suec., 1 (Syrphici) (6): 61) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 597
verrucosa Lutz 1879 [originally in Alona], SitzBer. naturf. Ges. Leipsig, 5: 44 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 532
verrucosa Sars 1901 [originally in Alona], Arch. Math. Naturvidensk., 23(3): 56, pl. IX, figs. 7, 7a (Crustacea, Branchiopoda). Opinion 532
verrucosa Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Doris], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 653, as defined by the neotype (specimen labelled as the neotype, in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, collected from Castropol, Asturias, Spain) designated under the plenary power (specific name of the type species of Doris Linnaeus 1758) (Gastropoda). Opinion 1980
verrucosa Sars 1829 [originally in Eolidia], Bidr. Soedyr. Naturh.: 9 (valid name at the date of Opinion 781 of the type species of Coryphella Gray 1850) (Gastropoda). Opinion 781
verrucosa Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Rana], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 19 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380
verrucosa Boulenger 1898 [originally in Sphenophryne], Annali Mus. Genova (2), xviii: 707 (specific name of the type species of Cophixalus Boettger 1892) (Amphibia). Opinion 1266
verrucosa Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Venus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 685 (specific name of the type species of Venus Linnaeus 1758) (Bivalvia). Opinion 195
verrucosus Forsskål 1775 [originally in Cancer], Descr. Anim.: 93 (valid name at the date of Opinion 712 of the type species of Eriphia Latreille 1817) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 712
verrucosus Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Silurus], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 46 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380
versicolor Le Conte 1825 [originally in Hyla], Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York, 1: 281,s defined by the neotype (specimen no. 84483 in the American Museum of Natural History, New York, of which the tetraploid karyotype is no. AMNH K207) designated by Smith, Fitzgerald & Guillette 1992, Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 49: 152 (Amphibia, Anura). Opinion 1716
vertebralis Duméril, Bibron & Duméril 1854 [originally in Leptophis], in Roret’s Suites à Buffon, Erpét. Gén., 7: 543, 544 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 756
verticalis Fieber 1851 [originally in Corisa], Species generis Corisa, p. 24 (preprint from Abhandlungen der Böhmischen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften, 7 (1852), p. 236) (Insecta, Heteroptera). Opinion 1626
VERTIGINIDAE Stimpson 1851, Shells New Engl.: 53 (type genus: Vertigo Müller 1774) (Gastropoda). Direction 27
Vertigo Müller 1774, Verm. terrestr. fluviat. Hist., 2: 124 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Vertigo pusilla Müller 1774, Verm. terrestr. fluviat. Hist., 2: 124) (Gastropoda). Opinion 335
vesiculosa Alcock 1896 [originally in Heteronucia], J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, 65(2): 177 (specific name of the type species of Heteronucia Alcock 1896) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
vesiculosa Fabricius 1775 [originally in Libellula] (Odonata). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2339
vesiculosus Fabricius 1794 [originally in Syrphus] (Diptera). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2346
VESPERTILIA Rafinesque 1815, Analyse Nature: 54 (type genus: Vespertilio Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect original spelling for VESPERTILIONIDAE Rafinesque 1815). Direction 98
Vespertilio Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 31 (gender: masculine) (typespecies, by Linnaean tautonymy: Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 32, to be interpreted, as directed under the plenary power, in the manner adopted by Nilsson 1847 (Skand. Fauna, Dagg. Djur.: 17-20) and therefore to have as its type specimen the type specimen of the nominal species Vespertilio discolor (Natterer MS) Kuhl 1817, Die dtsch. Fledermäuse: 43) (Mammalia). Opinion 91, Direction 98
Vespertilio Mörch 1852, Cat. Conchyl. Yoldi, 1: 123 (a junior homonym of Vespertilio Linnaeus 1758). Direction 24
VESPERTILIONIDAE (correction of VESPERTILIA) Rafinesque 1815, Analyse Nature: 54 (type genus: Vespertilio Linnaeus 1758) (Mammalia). Direction 98
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Acarus Linnaeus 1758 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Acrocholidia Kolenati 1857 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Celeripes Montagu 1808 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Diplostaspis Kolenati 1857 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Gamasus Latreille [1802] (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Ichoronyssus Kolenati 1858 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for thoseof the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Liponissus [sic] Kolenati 1858 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for thoseof the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Listropoda Kolenati 1857 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Megistopoda Macquart 1852 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Nycteribia Latreille 1796 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Penicillidia Kolenati 1863 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Periglischrus Kolenati 1857 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Sarcoptes Latreille [1802] (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Spinturnix von Heyden 1826 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis, all uses of, in combination with the generic name Strebla Wiedemann 1824 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis Dugès 1834 [originally in Dermanyssus], Ann. Sci. nat., Paris (Zool.), (2)1: 18 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis Schrank 1803 [originally in Hippobosca], Fauna boica, 3(1): 175 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Pediculus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 611 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis Hermann 1804 [originally in Phthiridium], Mém. apt.: 120 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis Dufour 1832 [originally in Pteroptus], in Audouin, Ann. Sci. nat., Paris, 25: 409 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 66
vespertilionis Dugès 1832 [originally in Pulex], Ann. Sci. nat., Paris, 27: 161, 164, pl. 4, fig. 4 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 389
vespoides Scopoli 1763 [originally in Sphex], Entomologia Carniolica, exhibens insecta Carnioliae indigena ..., p. 296 (specific name of the type species of Metopius Panzer 1806) (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 1772
vestigiatus De Vis 1884 [originally in Hoplocephalus], The Brisbane Courier, 39, No. 8324: 5 (Reptilia, Serpentes). Opinion 1940
vestigium Smith & Tanner 1972 [originally in Crotaphytus insularis], Great Basin Naturalist, 32: 29 (Reptilia). Opinion 2014
vetusta Boisduval 1835 [originally in Buprestis], Voyage de découvertes de l’Astrolabe exécuteé‚ ... pendant les années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous les commandement de M.J. Dumont d’Urville. Faune entomologique de l’Océan Pacifique, avec l’illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. Deuxième partie (Coléoptères et autres ordres), p. 85, ruled under the plenary power to be treated as not invalid by reason of having been originally published as a junior primary homonym of Buprestis vetusta Ménétries 1832 (specific name of the type species of Nascio Laporte & Gory 1838) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008
vetusta Ménétries 1832 [originally in Buprestis], Catalogue raisonné des objets de zoologie recueillis dans un voyage au Caucase et jusqu’aux frontières actuelles de la Perse, p. 152 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008
vetusta Smith 1871 [originally in Paolia], American Journal of Science and Arts, (3)1: 44, as defined by the holotype (specimen no. HCM A72/51 in the Hanover College Museum, Hanover, Indiana, U.S.A.), the neotype designation by Laurentiaux (1950) being set aside under the plenary power (specific name of the type species of Paolia Smith 1871) (Insecta, Protorthoptera). Opinion 1705
vetusta Germar 1813 [originally in Phryganeolitha], Magazin Entomol. (Germar), 1: 17 (specific name of the type species of Phryganeolitha Germar 1813) (Insecta, Trichoptera). Opinion 1327
vexillifera Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Coryphaena], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 39 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380