22 Ara 2024 Pazar
New names for homonym species and genera of Ostracoda (Arthropoda: Crustacea)
Abstract :Amongst ostracod species five primary junior homonyms were detected for which the following replacement names are proposed: Xestoleberis adriatica nom. nov. for Xestoleberis obtusa Klie, 1942; Xestoleberis pratapsinghi nom. nov. for Xestoleberis obtusa Singh, 1997; Bradleya kenmckenziei nom. nov. for Bradleya mckenziei Yassini & Jones, 1995; Carbonita rogerkaesleri nom. nov. for Carbonita ovata Retrum & Kaesler, 2005; and Carbonita eskridgensis nom. nov. for Carbonita triangulata Retrum & Kaesler, 2005. Amongst ostracod genera four primary junior homonyms were detected for which the following replacement names are proposed: Raybatella nom. nov. for Batella Khosla, Jakhar & Mohammed, 1997; Mendelgrammia nom. nov. for Grammia Kotschetkova, 1980; Bakharevilla nom. nov. for Furcilla Bakharev, 1988; and Dickhoarea nom. nov. for Kendrickia Hoare, 2008. Finally, the case of Delosia Gailite, 1967 is analysed for which Cemalia Özdikmen, 2010 is the valid substitutional name.
nomenclatural changes, junior homonyms, replacement names, Ostracoda