International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS


taxa names:

Fa

faba Fichtel & Moll 1798 [originally in Nautilus], Testacea microscopica aliaque minuta ex generibus Argonauta et Nautilus ad naturam picta et descripta, p. 103 (specific name of the type species of Nonion de Montfort 1808) (Foraminiferida). Opinion 1567 

faber Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Zeus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 267 (specific name of the type species of Zeus Linnaeus 1758) (Osteichthyes). Direction 57 

Fabia Dana 1851, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 5: 253 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Fabia subquadrata Dana 1851, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 5: 253) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 85, Direction 37 

fabius Cramer [1776] [originally in Papilio], Uitl. Kapellen, 1(8): 141, pl. 90, figs. C, D (specific name of the type species of Consul Hübner [1807]) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 278 

Fabriciana Reuss 1920, Entomol. Mitt., 9: 192 nota (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Papilio niobe Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 481) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 501

fabriciana Betrem 1929 [originally in Horia], Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, 72: xxvii (specific name of the type species of Horia Fabricius 1787) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1918  

fabricianus Leach 1830 [originally in Megalophthalmus], Trans. Plymouth Inst., 1: 176-178 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 578

fabricii Stål 1868 [originally in Tingis], K. svensk. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., Stockholm (n.s.), 7 (No. 11): 93 (also p. 93 of the separate with the title Hémipt. Fab.) (specific name of the type species of Catoplatus Spinola 1837) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 250

fabrilis Clerck 1758 [originally in Aranea], Sénska spindlar ... Aranei Svecici, descriptionibus et figuris ... illustrati, p. 86 (specific name of the type species of Alopecosa Simon 1885) (Arachnida). Opinion 2049 

facchino Herbst 1785 [originally in Cancer], Versuch einer Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse, vol. 1, part 6, p. 190 (specific name of the type species of Dorippoides Serène & Romimohtarto 1969) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 1437

Facelina Alder & Hancock 1855, Mon. brit. nud. Moll. (7): app. xxii (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Eolidia coronata Forbes & Goodsir 1839, Athenaeum (618): 647, valid name: Doris auriculata Müller 1776) (Gastropoda). Opinion 775

FACELININAE Bergh 1889, in Carus, Prodr. Fauna Medit., 2: 213 (type genus: Facelina Alder & Hancock 1855) (Gastropoda). Opinion 775 

faeroensis Lemche 1929 [originally in Polycera], Zoology of the Faeroes (ed. Ad. S. Jensen, W. Lundberg & Th. Mortensen; managing editor R. Spärck), LIII, Gastropoda, Opisthobranchiata: 12-15 (Gastropoda). Opinion 1085

fajumensis Oppenheim 1903 [originally in Cardita], Palaeontographica, 30, Abt. 3, Heft 1, 2: 105 (specific name of the type species of Cossmannella Mayer-Eymar 1896) (Bivalvia). Opinion 1177

fakir Gistl [1848] [originally in Belostoma], Naturgeschichte des Thierreiches: 191 (valid name at the date of Opinion 1248 of the type species of Lethocerus Mayr 1853) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 1248

falcata Poda 1761 [originally in Gryllus], Ins. Mus. graec.: 52 (specific name of the type species of Phaneroptera Serville 1831) (Insecta, Orthoptera). Direction 4  

falcata Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Perca], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 43 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380 

falcataria Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Phalaena], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 519 (specific name of the type species of Drepana Schrank 1802) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 610 

Falcatula Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 1: 210 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592

falcatus Mantell 1822 [originally in Ammonites], The fossils of the South Downs; or illustrations of the geology of Sussex, p. 117, pl. 21, figs. 6, 12 (specific name of the type species of Hyphoplites Spath 1922) (Cephalopoda, Ammonoidea). Opinion 1609 

falcifer Sowerby 1820 [originally in Ammonites], Min. Conch., 3: 99 (specific name of the type species of Harpoceras Waagen 1869) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 303  

falcifera Kirby 1837 [originally in Plusia], in Richardson (Ed.), Fauna Boreali-Americana, part 4 (The insects), p. 308 (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 1682 

falciforme Antolisei & Angelini 1890 [originally in Ematozoo], Riforma medica, 6(56): 334 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 283  

falciforme Thayer & Hewetson 1895 [originally in Haematozoon], Johns Hopkins Hosp. Reps., 5: 27 (usually cited by the title of the paper which constitutes this volume, namely The Malarial Fevers of Baltimore) (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 283 

falciformis Eimer 1870 [originally in Gregarina], Ueb. ei-und kugelförm. sogen. Psorosp. wirbelth.: 4 (specific name of the type species of Eimeria Schneider 1875) (Sporozoa). Direction 77  

Falciger Dejean 1821, Catalogue de la Collection des Coléoptères de M. le Baron Dejean, p. 84 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1529 

falciparum Welch 1897 [originally in Haematozoon], in Loomis, Syst. pract. Med., 1: 36 (specific name of the type species of Laverania Feletti & Grassi 1889) (Sporozoa). Opinion 283 

falclandica Ohlin 1901 [originally in Astacilla], Svenska Expeditionen till Magellanslanderna, 2(11): 266 (confirmed by the Commission as the specific name of the type species of Neastacilla Tattersall 1921) (Isopoda). Opinion 1457

falcolinus Linnaeus 1776 [originally in Tetrao], Cat. Birds Beasts Fishes Ins. Edwardsnat. Hist.: 11 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the rinciple of Homonymy). Opinion 412

falconeri Osborn 1923 [originally in Rhynchotherium], American Museum Novitates, 99: 3, specific name of the type species of Rhynchotherium Falconer 1868 (Mammalia, Proboscidea). Opinion 2295

fallax Lacepède 1803 [originally in Clupea], Hist. nat. Poissons, 5: 424 or another edition, 10: 188 (Osteichthyes). Opinion 859

fallax Henderson 1893 [originally in Ebalia], Trans. linn. Soc. London (Zool.), (2)5: 402 (specific name of the type species of Heterolithadia Alcock 1896) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36

fallax Say 1825 [originally in Pupa], J. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 5: 121 (specific name of the type species of Leucochila von Martens 1860) (Gastropoda). Direction 73

fallax Marsh 1871 [originally in Triacodon], American Journal of Science, (3)2: 123 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Mammalia, Carnivora). Opinion 1517

falsata Achard 1920 [originally in Baeocera], Bull. Soc. entomol. France for 1920: 307, as interpreted by the lectotype designated by Löbl (1982, in Opinion 1221) (specific name of the type species of Baeocera Erichson 1845) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1221 

familiaris Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Canis], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 38 (specific name of the type species of Canis Linnaeus 1758) (Mammalia). Direction 22

familiaris Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Certhia], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 118 (specific name of the type species of Certhia Linnaeus 1758) (Aves). Direction 17

farcimen Müller 1773 [originally in Enchelis], Verm. terrestr. fluviat. Hist., 1: 34 (specific name of the type species of Enchelys Müller 1773) (Ciliophora). Opinion 915 

farciminoides Ellis & Solander 1786 [originally in Cellaria], Nat. Hist. Zoophytes: 26 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 949  

farinae Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Acarus siro (var.)]], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 616 (a junior objective synonym of siro Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Acarus], through the first reviser selection made by Fabricius 1794 (Entomol. syst., 4: 430)). Direction 94

farinalis Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Phalaena], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 533 (specific name of the type species of Pyralis Linnaeus 1758) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 450

fario Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Salmo] given precedence over eriox Linneaus 1758 [originally in Salmo] and trutta Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Salmo] whenever it is considered synonymous with either of the other two (Opinion 40)

farrani Alder & Hancock 1844 [originally in Eolis], Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 13: 164, ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over the specific name alberti Quatrefages 1844, as published in the binomen Amphorina alberti, whenever the two names are considered synonyms (Gastropoda). Opinion 774  

farinosa De Geer 1773 [originally in Aphis salicis] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciata Fabricius 1787 [originally in Buprestis], Mantissa insectorum ..., vol. 1, p. 177 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008

fasciata Villers 1789 [originally in Buprestis], Caroli Linnaei Entomologia, p. 339, ruled under the plenary power to be treated as not invalid by reason of having been originally published as a junior primary homonym of Buprestis fasciata Fabricius 1787 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2008 

fasciata De Geer 1773 [originally in Cicada foliata] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciata Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Coccinella], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 66 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380  

fasciata Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Lacerta], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 24 (included in a work rejected under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380 

fasciata Poiret 1789 [originally in Laplysia (recte Aplysia)], Voy. Barbarie, 2: 2 (Gastropoda). Opinion 354

fasciata Valenciennes in Humboldt & Valenciennes 1821 [originally in Lebias], Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent, fait en 1799, 1800, 1801, 1802, 1803 et 1804, vol. 2, part 11, p. 160 (senior subjective synonym of Aphanius nanus Nardo 1827, the type species of Aphanius Nardo 1827) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 2057

fasciata De Geer 1775 [originally in Leptura aquatica] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciata Retzius 1783 [originally in Phalaena ferruginea] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciata Retzius 1783 [originally in Phalaena grisea] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciata Retzius 1783 [originally in Phryganea nigra] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciata Schneider 1801 [originally in Pseudoboa], Historia amphibiorum naturalis et literariae (Jena), fasc. 2: 283 (valid name at the date of Opinion 1201 of the type species of Bungarus Daudin 1803) (Reptilia). Opinion 1201

fasciata [originally in Rana], all uses of, prior to that by Smith 1849 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 713

fasciata Burchell 1824 [originally in Rana], Travels Interior South Africa, 2: 32 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 713 

fasciata Smith 1849 [originally in Rana], Illustr. Zool. S. Africa, 2: pl. 78, figs. 1, 1a-c, as interpreted by the neotype proposed by Parker & Ride 1962 (Bull. zool. Nomencl., 19: 290-292) and designated as lectotype in Opinion 713 (conserved under the plenary power) (designated under the plenary power as type species of Strongylopus Tschudi 1838) (Amphibia). Opinion 713, Opinion 1920  

fasciata Lichtenstein 1823 [originally in Tanagra], Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin, p. 32 (specific name of the type species of Neothraupis Hellmayr 1936) (Aves). Opinion 2004 

fasciata Retzius 1783 [originally in Sphex rufa] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciatus Quenstedt 1848 [originally in Ammonites], Petrefactenkunde Deutschlands. Die Cephalopoden, p. 271 (specific name of the type species of Lytogyroceras Spath 1925) (Ammonoidea). Opinion 2123 

fasciatus Forster 1770 [originally in Anthribus], A catalogue of British insects, p. 5 (specific name of the type species of Anthribus Geoffroy 1762) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1754

fasciatus Fabricius 1801 [originally in Aphodius], Systema Eleutheratorum secundum Ordines, Genera, Species adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus, part 1, p. 68 (a junior homonym of Scarabaeus fasciatus Olivier 1789) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2150 

fasciatus [anon.] [1840] [originally in Centropus], Verz. Java Samml. Thier. Holzapfel: No. 61 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 273 

fasciatus Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Chaetodon], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 40 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380  

fasciatus De Geer 1773 [originally in Cimex nanus] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333

fasciatus Risso 1816 [originally in Crangon], Hist. nat. Crust. Nice: 82 (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 522

fasciatus Mocquard 1899 [originally in Crotaphytus], Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, (4)1: 303 (a junior primary homonym of Crotaphytus fasciatus Hallowell 1853) (Reptilia). Opinion 2014

fasciatus de Geer 1774 [originally in Dytiscus], Mém. Hist. Ins., 4: 397 (a junior objective synonym of cinereus Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Dytiscus]). Opinion 618  

fasciatus Say 1818 [originally in Gammarus], J. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1: 374 (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Opinion 1133  

fasciatus Schneider 1799 [originally in Hydrus], Historia amphibiorum naturalis et literariae (Jena), fasc. 1: 240 (specific name of the type species of Hydrophis Latreille 1801) (Reptilia). Opinion 1201

fasciatus [originally in Limax]. Case 3569 (closed).     

fasciatus Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Meloë], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 81 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380 

fasciatus Rafinesque 1814 [originally in Mesapus], Précis Découv. Trav. somiolog.: 23 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 522  

fasciatus Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Scarabaeus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 352 (specific name of the type species of Trichius Fabricius 1775) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2079

fasciatus Olivier 1789 [originally in Scarabaeus], Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, avec leurs caractères génériques et spécifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et leur figure enluminée. Coléoptères. 1, Scarabé, p. 90, ruled under the plenary power to be not invalid by reason of being a junior primary homonym of Scarabaeus fasciatus Linnaeus 1758 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2150

fasciatus Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Tetrodon], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 32 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380  

fasciatus Gray 1831 [originally in Tropidolepis], in Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. (Eds.), The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, with additional descriptions of all the species hitherto named, and of many not before noticed, vol. 9 (Supplement), p. 44 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Reptilia, Squamata). Opinion 1909  

fascicularis Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Madrepora], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 796 (specific name of the type species of Galaxea Oken 1815) (Anthozoa). Opinion 2061

fascicularis Raffles 1821 [originally in Simia], Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13: 346 (Mammalia, Primates). Opinion 1400  

fasciculata Gmelin 1791 [originally in Doris], in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1, part 6, p. 3105 (a junior homonym of fasciculata Müller 1776 [originally in Doris]). Opinion 773 

Fasciola Goeze 1782, Versuch. Naturg. Eingeweidewürmer: 41, 180 (a junior homonym of Fasciola Linnaeus 1758). Direction 76  

Fasciola Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 648 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation by Stiles & Hassall 1898 (Arch. Parasitol., 1(1): 88): Fasciola hepatica Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 648) (Trematoda). Opinion 84, Direction 76

Fasciola Linnaeus 1761, Fauna svec. (ed. 2): 505 (a junior homonym of Fasciola Linnaeus 1758). Direction 76  

Fasciola Müller 1774, Verm. terrestr. fluviat. Hist., 1(2): 57 (a junior homonym of Fasciola Linnaeus 1758). Direction 76 

Fasciolarigenus [Renier] [1807], [Tav. serv. Class. Conn. Anim.]: Tav. VIII (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 427

fasciolatus Mocquard 1903 [originally in Crotaphytus], Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, 9: 209 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Reptilia). Opinion 2014

Fasciolites Parkinson 1811, Organic remains of a former world, p. 158 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Foraminiferida). Opinion 1501  

fastigiata Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Sertularia], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 815 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 956  

fatalis Lichtenstein 1796 [originally in Solpuga], Catalogus musei zoologici ditissimi Hamburgi, d. III. Februar 1796 auctionis lege distrahendi. Sectio Tertia. Continens Insecta, p. 217, ruled under the plenary power to be available despite having been published in a suppressed work (Solifugae). Opinion 1820 

fatima Fabricius 1793 [originally in Papilio], Entomol. Syst., 3(1): 81 (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 1339

fausti Kuwert 1887 [originally in Helophorus], Wiener entomologische Zeitung, 6: 165, ruled under the plenary power not to be given priority over the specific name of Helophorus (Trichelophorus) obscurellus Poppius 1907 whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1630

Faviphyllum Hall 1852, Geology and Paleontology, in Stansbury, Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnaissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains, U.S. 32nd Congress Special Session, Senate Executive Document, 3: 407, pl. 1, figs. la, lb (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 813 

FAVORININAE Bergh 1889, in Carus, Prodr. Fauna Medit., 2: 212 (type genus: Favorinus Gray 1850) (Gastropoda). Opinion 783  

Favorinus Gray 1850, Figs. Moll. Anim., 4: 109 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Eolis alba Alder & Hancock 1844, Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., 13: 164, valid name: Doris branchialis Rathke 1806) (Gastropoda). Opinion 783

Favus Lanchester 1900, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1900: 767 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Favus granulatus Lanchester 1900, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1900: 768) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 73, Direction 25

Favus Schafhaeutl 1850, Geogn. Unters. südbay. Alpengeb.: 44 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Direction 24