| Intro | | Search taxa | | Taxon tree | | Search literature | | Taxon match | | Homonyms | | Statistics | | Webservice | | Manual | | FAQ | | LifeWatch | | Download | | Log in |
IRMNG name detailsChilodontidae Eigenmann, 1910
106781 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:106781)
unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Family
recent only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Previously considered a senior homonym of Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 (Gastropoda) (and junior homonym of Chilodontidae...
Taxonomic remark Previously considered a senior homonym of Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 (Gastropoda) (and junior homonym of Chilodontidae Macalister, 1876, Ciliophora), however in this form it has now been ruled to be an unjustifed emendation by Fowler of the original spelling Chilodinae Eigenmann, 1910 [=Chilodidae when used at family level] and the name is to be used in Eigenmann's original form, refer ICZN Opinion 2502, 2024. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Chilodontidae Eigenmann, 1910. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106781 on 2025-06-18
Date action by
basis of record
CoL2006/FishBase [details]
additional source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] source of synonymy ICZN. (2024). Opinion 2502 (Case 3555) – Chilodontidae Bronn, 1859 (Ciliophora), Chilodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes) and Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): homonymy between family-group names resolved. <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 81(1): 133-136., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v81.a025 [details] extant flag source CoL2006/FishBase [details] habitat flag source FishBase [details] Unreviewed
Descriptive info From FishBase: Freshwater. FishBase flag: All Freshwater. [details]Taxonomic remark Previously considered a senior homonym of Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 (Gastropoda) (and junior homonym of Chilodontidae Macalister, 1876, Ciliophora), however in this form it has now been ruled to be an unjustifed emendation by Fowler of the original spelling Chilodinae Eigenmann, 1910 [=Chilodidae when used at family level] and the name is to be used in Eigenmann's original form, refer ICZN Opinion 2502, 2024. [details] |
