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Chilodontaidae Wenz, 1938

11909297  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11909297)

 unaccepted (superfluous proposed replacement name)
Family
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Previously Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938, non Chilodontidae Eigenmann, 1912 (Pisces). This amended spelling was proposed by...  
Taxonomic remark Previously Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938, non Chilodontidae Eigenmann, 1912 (Pisces). This amended spelling was proposed by Herbert & Bouchet to the ICZN in 2011 (Case 3555) and used in Bouchet et al.'s 2017 "Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families" however its apparent senior homonym isin fact an unjustified emendation so the original name Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 is correct, refer ICZN Opinion 2502, 2024. [details]
IRMNG (2025). Chilodontaidae Wenz, 1938. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11909297 on 2025-06-30
Date
action
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2019-02-25 03:14:32Z
created
2025-06-17 18:12:19Z
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basis of record Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P.; Hausdorf, B.; Kaim, A.; Kano, Y.; Nützel, A.; Parkhaev, P.; Schrödl, M.; Strong, E. E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322236112 [details] 

additional source Herbert, D. G.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Case 3555: CHILODONTIDAE Macalister, 1876 (Ciliophora), CHILODONTINAE Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes), and CHILODONTINAE Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed resolution of homonymy between family-group names. <em>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 68(3): 175-179. [details] 

status source 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
note: original spelling Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 is to be used as the correct name [details] 

taxonomy source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2019 version). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org [details] 

current name source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2019 version). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org [details] 

extant flag source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2019 version). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org [details] 

habitat flag source World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (2019 version). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org [details] 
Unreviewed
Taxonomic remark Previously Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938, non Chilodontidae Eigenmann, 1912 (Pisces). This amended spelling was proposed by Herbert & Bouchet to the ICZN in 2011 (Case 3555) and used in Bouchet et al.'s 2017 "Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families" however its apparent senior homonym isin fact an unjustified emendation so the original name Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 is correct, refer ICZN Opinion 2502, 2024. [details]

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