Homonymy and triple homonymy among species names of fossil Flabellum corals (Scleractinia: Flabellidae), with proposals for their replacement names

According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999), the Principle of Homonymy (Article 52) states that when two or more taxa are distinguished from each other, they must not be denoted by the same name because this would cause confusion. Consequently, in a case of homonymy,...

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Published in:Journal of paleontology Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 472 - 476
Main Authors: Collado, Gonzalo A., Galleguillos, Fernando F., Hoeksema, Bert W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.03.2025
Subjects:
Corals
Endangered & extinct species
Etymology
Extinction
Fossils
Names
Nomenclature
Paleontology
Taxonomic Note
Taxonomy
Italy
Chile
United States > US
Europe
ISSN:0022-3360, 1937-2337, 1937-2337
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Summary:According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1999), the Principle of Homonymy (Article 52) states that when two or more taxa are distinguished from each other, they must not be denoted by the same name because this would cause confusion. Consequently, in a case of homonymy, only the senior name may be used as valid (Art. 52.2). The ICZN (1999) also indicates that if the rejected junior homonym has no known available and potentially valid synonym, it must be replaced by a new substitute name (Art. 60.3), that is, a replacement name.
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ISSN:0022-3360
1937-2337
1937-2337
DOI:10.1017/jpa.2025.10107