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Art. 7.15 and the lectotypification of Linnaean names ‐ a reply to Heath
Author(s) -
Jarvis C. E.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/1222489
Subject(s) - taxon , typification , nomenclature , context (archaeology) , correct name , geography , zoology , biology , botany , taxonomy (biology) , archaeology
Summary Jarvis, C. E.: Art. 7.15 and the lectotypification of Linnaean names ‐ a reply to Heath. ‐ Taxon 41: 63–64. 1992. ‐ ISSN 0040‐0262. Some species names would be nomina nuda if there was not a reference to an earlier publication with a validating description. These, under Art. 7.15, must be typified by an element from the context of the referenced description. Most Linnaean species names, specifically the ones cited by Heath, are validated by simultaneously published description/diagnoses. These are to be typified from original material used by Linnaeus, even if the description/diagnosis was copied from earlier literature.