2020/02/23 by Frank Köhler, Philippe Bouchet · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Mollusks and Parasites Studies #Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior #Marine Biology and Ecology Research
paper · doi:10.1080/13235818.2020.1724603
openalex publication_date 2020/02/23 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Among non-marine genus-group names of Australian Gastropoda established by Tom Iredale (1880–1972), 42 were introduced without a description, and are thus unavailable under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Several of these names were made available, often inadvertently, in subsequent literature, but others have remained unavailable. We clarify the nomenclatural availability of all 32 originally unavailable names, the nomenclatural availability of which was not subsequently properly assessed. Most notably, the names Arnemelassa, Figuladra, Malandena, Meridolum, Nannochloritis, and Turrisitala continue to be used in taxonomic literature to this day, although they are unavailable. Where no other available name can be applied, these genera are herein described as new (Arnemelassa n. gen., Figuladra n. gen., and Nannochloritis n. gen.) to stabilise the nomenclature of Australian non-marine gastropods.Publication LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E0FE996A-E52D-4DF4-B5E0-95FA399B9BC2