International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
taxa names:
Sc
scaber Leach 1815 [originally in Atys], Trans. linn. Soc. London, 11: 345 (specific name of the type species of Atya Leach 1816) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
scaber Rafinesque 1814 [originally in Byzenus], 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
scaber Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Coluber], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 223 (specific name of the type species of Dasypeltis Wagler 1830) (Reptilia). Opinion 387
scaber Pulteney 1813 [originally in Pecten], Cat. Birds, Shells, Dorsetshire (ed. 2): 107, fig. 4 (appended to the third edition of Hutchins’ History of Dorset) (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 311
scaber Latreille [1803-1804] [originally in Porcellio], in Sonnini’s Buffon, Hist. nat. gén. partic. Crust. Ins., 7: 45 (specific name of the type species of Porcellio Latreille [1803-1804]) (Crustacea, Isopoda). Direction 67
scaber Fauvel 1871 [originally in Stenus], Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Normandie, (2)5: 20, ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over Stenus bituberculatus Motschulsky 1857 and S. italicus Baudi 1870 whenever they are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2086
scaber Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Uranoscopus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 250 (specific name of the type species of Uranoscopus Linnaeus 1758) (Osteichthyes). Direction 57
scabicei Fabricius 1794 [originally in Acarus], Entomol. syst., 4: 430 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for scabiei Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Acarus siro [var.]]). Direction 94
scabiei Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Acarus siro [var.]], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 616 (specific name of the type species of Sarcoptes Latreille [1802]) (Arachnida). Direction 94
scabriculus Martin 1809 [originally in Conchyliolithus Anomites], Petrif. derb.: sign. R[2], pl. 36, fig. 5 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 420
scabriculus Sowerby 1814 [originally in Productus], Min. Conch., 1: 157, pl. 69, fig. 1, as interpreted by the lectotype designated and figured by Muir-Wood 1951 (Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (12)4: 104, pl. 5, figs. 5a-c) (specific name of the type species of Buxtonia Thomas 1914) (Brachiopoda). Opinion 420
scabrior Kirby 1819 [originally in Eurhinus], Trans. linn. Soc. London, 12(2): 428 (specific name of the type species of Eurhynchus Kirby 1828, in Kirby & Spence) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1352
scabripes Rathbun 1898 [originally in Tetrias], Proc. U.S. nat. Mus., 21 (No. 1162): 608 (specific name of the type species of Tetrias Rathbun 1898) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
scabriuscula Brugnone 1862 [originally in Pleurotoma] (Gastropoda). ICZN 2013: Opinion 2318
Scalarigenus [Renier] [1807], [Tav. serv. Class. Conn. Anim.]: Tav. VIII (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 427
scalaris Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Cerambyx], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 394 (specific name of the type species of Saperda Fabricius 1775) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1155
scalaris Linnaeus 1768 [originally in Graptolithus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 3, p. 174 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 197
Scalopidia Stimpson 1858, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1858: 95 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Scalopidia spinosipes Stimpson 1858, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1858: 95) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 85, Direction 37
Scalpellus Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 174 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
scambus Fallén 1823 [originally in Dolichopus], Dipt. svec., 2, Mon. Dolichop. (3): 19 (specific name of the type species of Campsicnemus Haliday 1851) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 531
Scamnoceras Lange 1924, Jahrb. K.-preuss. geol. Landesanst., 44: 198 (a junior objective synonym of Schlotheimia Bayle 1878). Opinion 323
scamnorum Verhoeff 1938 [originally in Melanesillo], Arkiv för Zoologi, A30(16): 2 (a junior objective synonym of Spherillo vitiensis Dana 1853) (Isopoda). Opinion 1951
scandiaca Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Strix], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 92 (a name having precedence over Strix nyctea Linnaeus 1758, through the action of Lönnberg 1931 (Ibis, (13)1: 306) as first reviser, and hence the valid name at the date of Direction 81 of the type species of Nyctea Stephens 1826) (Aves). Direction 81.
Scaphander Montfort 1810, Conch. syst. Class. méth. Coquilles, 2: 335 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Bulla lignaria Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 727) (Gastropoda). Opinion 287
Scapula Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 174 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Scapularia Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 174 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
scarabaeoides Wahlenberg [1818] [originally in Entomostracites], Nova Acta K. vet.-Soc. Upsala, 8: 41 (specific name of the type species of Peltura (emendation under the plenary power of Peltoura) Milne Edwards 1840) (Trilobita). Opinion 499
scarabaeoides Bernard 1788 [originally in Scolytus], Mém. pour servir à l’Hist. nat. de Provence, 2: 271 (specific name of the type species of Phloeotribus Latreille 1796) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1144
SCARABAEIDAE Latreille 1802 (Coleoptera). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2344
Scarabaeus Linnaeus 1758 (Coleoptera). Case 2377. Case 3590. ICZN 2014: Opinion 2344
scaritides Westwood 1851 [originally in Chaetosoma], The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, (New Series), 1: 172, specific name of the type species of Chaetosoma Westwood 1851 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2287.
Scathops Meigen 1803, Mag. f. Insektenk. (Illiger), 2: 264 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for Scatopse Geoffroy 1762). Opinion 441
Scathopse Geoffroy 1762, Hist. abrég. Ins. Paris, 2: 544, 545 (an incorrect original spelling for Scatopse Geoffroy 1762). Opinion 441
Scathopsus Latreille 1796, Précis Caract. Ins.: 150 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for Scatopse Geoffroy 1762). Opinion 441
Scatops Meigen 1804, Klass. Beschr. zweifl. Ins., 9(1): 105 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for Scatopse Geoffroy 1762). Opinion 441
Scatopse Geoffroy 1762, Hist. abrég. Ins. Paris, 2: 450, 544 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Tipula notata Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 588) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 441
SCATOPSIDAE (correction of SCATOPSITES) Newman 1834, Entomol. Mag., 2: 379, 387 (type genus: Scatopse Geoffroy 1762) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 441
SCATOPSITES Newman 1834, Entomol. Mag., 2: 379, 387 (type genus: Scatopse Geoffroy 1762) (an incorrect original spelling for SCATOPSIDAE Newman 1834). Opinion 441
Scelidosaurus Owen 1859, in: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ed. 8, vol. 17, p. 150 (gender: masculine) (type species, by subsequent monotypy by Owen 1861, Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, 1: 1: Scelidosaurus harrisonii Owen 1861) (Reptilia, Ornithischia). Opinion 1788
Scellus Loew 1857 (Diptera). ICZN 2018: Opinion 2421
Sceptrophorus Foerster 1856, Hymenopterologische Studien, 2: 38, 39 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1110
schachtii Schmidt 1871 [originally in Heterodera], Z. Rübenzucker, 21: 1-19, pl. 1, figs. 1-25 (specific name of the type species of Heterodera Schmidt 1871) (Nematoda). Direction 77
schaefferi Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Meloe], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 420 (specific name of the type species of Cerocoma Geoffroy 1762) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1754
Schantungia Lorenz 1906, Z. deutsch. geol. Ges., 58(1): 79 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1261
schelkovnikovi Wagner 1909 [originally in Amphipsylla], Mitt. Kaukas. Mus., 4: 197 (Russian text), 201 (German text) (specific name of the type species of Amphipsylla Wagner 1909) (Insecta, Siphonaptera). Opinion 373
schellembergii Spinola 1837 [originally in Corixa], Essai sur les genres d’insectes appartenants à l’ordre des Hémiptères, Lin. ou Rhyngotes, Fab. et à la section des Hétéroptères, p. 57 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Insecta, Heteroptera). Opinion 1524
schiffermulleri [sic] Higgins 1933 [originally in Limenitis], Proc. entomol. Soc. London, 7: 61 (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 562
Schinomosa Tottenham 1939, Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London, (B)8(12): 226 (a junior objective synonym of Mycetoporus Mannerheim 1831) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1726
schinzii Kaup 1838 [originally in Pugmeodon], Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Geologie und Paläontologie, 1838: 319, pl. 2 (specific name of the type species of Halitherium Kaup 1838) (Mammalia, Sirenia). Opinion 1535
schistacea De Vis 1897 [originally in Meliornis], Ibis, (7)3: 381 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 684
schistaceus d’Orbigny 1835 [originally in Thamnophilus] (Aves). ICZN 2019: Opinion 2441
schistaceus d’Orbigny 1838 [originally in Thamnophilus] (Aves). ICZN 2019: Opinion 2441
Schistochlamys Reichenbach 1850, Avium Systema Naturale, Atlas, pl. 77 (gender: feminine) (type species, ruled under the plenary power to be by designation by Sclater 1886, Catalogue of birds in the British Museum, vol. 11 (Fringilliformes, part 2. Coerebidae, Tanagridae and Icteridae), p. 301: Tanagra capistrata Wied 1821) (Aves). Opinion 2004
Schistosoma Brady 1877, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1877: 27 (a junior homonym of Schistosoma Weinland 1858). Direction 76
Schistosoma Hansen 1916, Danish Ingolf Exped., 3(5): 53 (a junior homonym of Schistosoma Weinland 1858). Direction 76
Schistosoma Weinland 1858, Human Cest.: 87 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: neuter) (type species, by monotypy: Distoma haematobium Bilharz [1852], in Siebold, Z. wiss. Zool., 4(1): 59-62) (Trematoda). Opinion 77, Opinion 226
Schistosomum Laveran & Blanchard 1895, Hématoz., 2: 40 (an unjustified emendation of Schistosoma Weinland 1858). Direction 76
Schizaster Agassiz [1836], Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. Neuchâtel, 1: 185 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Schizaster studeri Agassiz 1840, Cat. syst. Ectyp. Echinodermat. Foss. Mus. Neocom.: 3) (Echinoidea). Opinion 209
Schizechinus Pomel 1869 (Echinodermata, Echinoidea): usage not conserved and designation of Psammechinus serresii Desor 1856 as the type species not accepted. ICZN 2008: Opinion 2194 (Case 3356)
Schizodactylus Brullé 1835, Hist. nat. Ins., 9 (Orth.): 161 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Gryllus monstrosus Drury [1773], Ill. nat. Hist., 2: index, 81) (Insecta, Orthoptera). Opinion 149
Schizophoria King 1850, Monogr. Perm. Foss. (Palaeontogr. Soc.): 105, 106 (gender: feminine) (type species, by original designation: Conchyliolithus Anomites resupinatus Martin 1809, Petrif. derb.: sign. Z[4], pl. 49, figs. 13, 14, as conserved under the plenary power and as interpreted by the neotype designated by George & Ponsford 1938 (Trans. Leeds geol. Assoc., 5(4): 288)) (Brachiopoda). Opinion 419
SCHIZOPHORIIDAE Schuchert & LeVene 1929, in Frech, Foss. Cat., 1 (Anim.) (Pt. 42): 15 (type genus: Schizophoria King 1850) (Brachiopoda). Direction 62
Schizopus Claparède & Lachmann 1858, Mémoires de l’Institut National Génevois, 5: 182 (a junior homonym of Schizopus Le Conte 1858) (Protozoa). Opinion 1727
Schizopus Le Conte 1858, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1858: 70 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Schizopus laetus Le Conte 1858) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1727
Schizostoma Bronn [1834], Lethea Geognostica, oder Abbildungen und Beschreibung der für die Gebirgs- Formationen bezeichnendsten Versteinerungen, vol. 1, p. 95 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Gastropoda, Archaeogastropoda). Opinion 1470
SCHIZOSTOMATIDAE Eichwald 1871, Geognostica-paläontologische Bemerkungen, über die Halbinsel Mangischlak und die Aleutischen Inseln, p. 119 (invalid because the name of the type genus, Schizostoma Bronn [1834], has been suppressed under the plenary power) (Gastropoda, Archaeogastropoda). Opinion 1470
schloenbachi de Grossouvre 1907 [originally in Procerites], Vie Congrès Assoc. Franc-Comtoise (Vesoul 1906): 8 (specific name of the type species of Procerites Siemiradzki 1898) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 301
schloenbachi Reuss 1863 [originally in Rotalia], Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe, 46(1): 84, as defined by the lectotype (specimen no. 1685 in the Reuss collection in the Naturhistorisches Museum in Vienna) designated by Meyn & Vespermann 1994, Senckenbergiana Lethaea, 74(1/2): 256 (Foraminiferida). Opinion 1804
schlosseri Pallas 1766 [originally in Alcyonium], Elench. zooph.: 355 (valid name at the date of Direction 73 of the type species of Botryllus Gaertner 1774) (Urochordata). Direction 73
Schlotheimia Bayle 1878, Explic. Carte géol. France, 4 (Atlas): pl. 65, fig. 1 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Ammonites angulatus Schlotheim 1820, Die Petrefactenk.: 70, as interpreted by the lectotype designated by Lange 1951 (Palaeontographica, 100 (Abt. A): [123] (expl. to pl.), pl. 1, fig. 2)) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 323
SCHLOTHEIMIDAE Spath 1923, Quart. J. geol. Soc. London, 89: 79 (type genus: Schlotheimia Bayle 1878) (an incorrect original spelling for SCHLOTHEIMIIDAE Spath 1923). Direction 14
schlotheimii von Buch [1834] [originally in Terebratula], Abh. K.-preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin 1833: 59 (specific name of the type species of Stenoscisma Conrad 1839) (Brachiopoda). Opinion 770
SCHLOTHEIMIIDAE (correction of SCHLOTHEIMIDAE) Spath 1923, Quart. J. geol. Soc. London, 89: 79 (type genus: Schlotheimia Bayle 1878) (Cephalopoda). Direction 14
SCHLOTHEIMIINES Douvillé 1916, Mém. Acad. roy. Sci., Paris, (2)54: 17 (type genus: Schlotheimia Bayle 1878) (a vernacular (French) name). Direction 14
schmidti Rohon 1892 [originally in Tremataspis], Mém. Acad. imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg, (7)38(13): 61 (specific name of the type species of Tremataspis Schmidt 1866) (Agnatha). Opinion 222
schmitti Burkenroad 1936 [originally in Penaeus], Annaes Acad. Brasil. Sci., 7(4): 315 (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 817
schneideri Kugelann 1794 [originally in Bryaxis], N. Mag. Lieb. Entomol. von Schneider, 1(5): 580-582 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 887
schoenherri Zetterstedt 1838 [originally in Anthalia], Insecta lapponica: 539 (specific name of the type species of Anthalia Zetterstedt 1838) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 1347
scholtzi Fieber [1860] [originally in Sigara], Die europäischen Hemiptera, p. 89, as defined by the lectotype designated by Jansson 1986, Acta Entomologica Fennica, 47: 12 (Insecta, Heteroptera). Opinion 1505
scholtzii Scholtz [1847] [originally in Sigara], Uebersicht der Arbeiten und Veränderungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft für Vaterländische Kultur, p. 106 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy) (Insecta, Heteroptera). Opinion 1505
schomburgkii Müller & Troschel 1849 [originally in Polycentrus], Fische in Schomburgk, M.R., Reisen in Britisch- Guiana in den Jahren 1840-1844 ..., part 3 (Versuch einer Zusammenstellung der Fauna und Flora von Britisch-Guiana), no. 1 (Fauna), p. 622, as defined by the two subadult and 28 juvenile syntypes (catalogue nos. ZMB 1024 and ZMB 20604 in the Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität, Berlin), ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over the specific name of Labrus punctatus Linnaeus 1758 whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms (Osteichthyes, Perciformes). Opinion 1954
schrankii Fieber 1844 [originally in Tettix], Abhandl. Böhm. Ges., (5)3: 412, No. 5, pl. 10, figs. 17-19 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1103
Schwagerina von Möller 1877, Neues Jahrb. Min., 1877: 143 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Borelis princeps Ehrenberg 1842, Ber. Bekannt. geeignet. Verh. K. preuss. Acad. Wiss., Berlin, 1842: 274) (Rhizopoda). Opinion 213
Sciaena Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 288 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Sciaena umbra Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 289) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 988
Scinci Oken 1816, Lehrb. Naturgesch., 3: 300 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 651
Scincorum Oken 1816, Lehrb. Naturgesch., 3: index (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 651
scintillans Ehrenberg 1830 [originally in Glaucoma], Organization syst. geogr. Verhalt. Infusionsth.: 98 (specific name of the type species of Glaucoma Ehrenberg 1830) (Ciliophora). Opinion 915
Scintillatrix Obenberger 1956, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, 30: 41 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Buprestis rutilans Fabricius [1777]) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1825
scipionianus d’Orbigny 1844 [originally in Ammonites], Pal. franç., Terr. jurass., 1: 207, pl. 51, figs. 7, 8 (specific name of the type species of Agassiceras Hyatt 1875) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 324
scirpi Kittel 1827 [originally in Aphis], Mém. Soc. linn. Paris, 5: 153 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 1188
scirpi Fabricius 1792 [originally in Curculio] (Coleoptera). ICZN 2013: Opinion 2327
scirpi Rossi 1790 [originally in Curculio] (Coleoptera). ICZN 2013: Opinion 2327
scitaria Walker 1862 [originally in Drepanodes], List of Lepidopterous insects in the British Museum (Brit. Mus.), part 26: 1488 (valid name at the date of Opinion 1075 of the type species of Striglina Guénée 1877) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 1075
scitus Gravenhorst 1806 [originally in Staphylinus], Monographia Coleopterorum Micropterorum, p. 50, ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over Staphylinus analis Fabricius 1787 whenever they are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2086
sciureus Wagner 1842 [originally in Holochilus], Archiv für Naturgeschichte, 8: 17 (specific name of the type species of Holochilus Brandt 1835) (Mammalia). Opinion 1984
sciuri Kolenati 1856 [originally in Ceratopsyllus], Parasiten der Chiroptern, Brünn ed.: 32 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 843
sciuri Kolenati 1857 [originally in Monopsyllus], Wiener entomol. Monatschrift, 1: 65 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 843
sciurorum Schrank 1803 [originally in Pulex], Fauna boica, 3(1): 195 (specific name of the type species of Monopsyllus Kolenati 1857) (Insecta, Siphonaptera). Opinion 843
Sciurur Temminck [1844], in Siebold, Fauna japon. (Mamm.): 44 (an incorrect subsequent spelling for Sciurus Linnaeus 1758). Direction 24
Sciurus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 63 (gender: masculine) (type species, by Linnaean tautonymy: Sciurus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 63) (Mammalia). Opinion 91, Direction 24
sclateri Buller 1888 [originally in Eudyptes], History of Birds of New Zealand, 2: plate facing p. 294 (Aves). Opinion 1056
Scleritoderma Schmidt 1879, Die Spongien des Meerbusen von Mexico, Heft 1, p. 28 (gender: neuter) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Scleritoderma flabelliforme Sollas 1888) (Porifera). Opinion 2060
Sclerocrangon Sars 1883, Forh. Vidensk.-Selsk. Christiania, 1882(18): 7, 45 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Cancer boreas Phipps 1774, Voy. North Pole: 190) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
Sclerocrinus Jaekel 1891, Zeitschrift der Deutschen geologischen Gesellschaft, 43: 621 (gender: masculine) (type species, by subsequent designation by Rasmussen 1961, Biologiske Skrifter udgivet af Det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, 12: 217: Sclerocrinus strambergensis Jaekel 1891) (Crinoidea). ICZN 2006: Opinion 2155 (Case 3235)
Sceletolepisma Wygodzinsky 1955 (Zygentoma). ICZN 2018: Opinion 2427
Scleropauropus Silvestri 1902, in Berlese, A. (Ed.), Acari, Myriopoda et Scorpiones hucusque in Italia reperta, vol. 10. Typ. ‘Vesuviana’, Portici. P. 66, (gender: masculine), type species by monotypy Scleropauropus hastifer Silvestri 1902 (Myriapoda). Opinion 2235
Scleroplax Rathbun 1893, Proc. U.S. nat. Mus., 16 (No. 933): 250 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Scleroplax granulatus Rathbun 1893, Proc. U.S. nat. Mus., 16 (No. 933): 250) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 85, Direction 37
Sclerostoma Rudolphi 1809, Entozoorum, 2(1): 35 (a junior objective synonym of Strongylus Müller 1780). Direction 76
sclerotica Smith 1941 [originally in Elaphe], Copeia, 1941: 135, 136 (a junior objective synonym of subocularis Brown 1901 [originally in Coluber]). Opinion 745
Scolixedion Renier [1804], Prospetto Classe Vermi: XX (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 436
scolopacea Gmelin [1789] [originally in Ardea], in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1, part 2, p. 647 (specific name of the type species of Aramus Vieillot 1816) (Aves). Direction 43
Scolopax Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 145 (gender: feminine) (type species, by Linnaean tautonymy: Scolopax rusticola Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 146) (Aves). Direction 17
Scolopendra Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 637 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Scolopendra morsitans Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 638) (Chilopoda). Opinion 454
scolopendra Latreille 1828 [originally in Coronis], Ency. méth., 10 (Ins.): 474 (specific name of the type species of Coronis Desmarest 1823) (Crustacea, Stomatopoda). Opinion 785
SCOLOPENDRIDAE [Leach 1814], in Brewster’s Edinburgh Ency., 7(2): 434 (type genus: Scolopendra Linnaeus 1758) (Chilopoda). Opinion 454
scolopendrina Savigny 1822 [originally in Polynoe], in: Description de l’Egypte. Paris (L’Imprimerie Impériale), Histoire naturelle, 1(3): 25 (specific name of the type species of Polynoe Savigny 1818) (Polychaeta). Opinion 1271
Scolopendrites Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 1: 100 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Scolopostethus Fieber [1860], Europ. Hemipt.: 49, 188 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation by Distant 1904 (Fauna Brit. India, Rhynch., 2: 92): Scolopostethus cognatus Fieber [1860], Europ. Hemipt.: 49, 188) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 680
scolops Selenka, De Man & Bülow 1884 [originally in Phymosoma], Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen von Dr C. Semper. Zweiter Theil. Wissenschaften Resultate, p. 75 (Sipuncula). Opinion 1532
scolythus [sic] Sulzer 1776 [originally in Dermestes], Gesch. Ins., 1: 21 ; 2: tab. 2, fig. 13k (a junior objective synonym of scolytus Fabricius 1775 [originally in Bostrichus]). Opinion 683
scolyticida Wesmael 1838 [originally in Coeloides], Nouveaux Mémoires de l’Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles- Lettres de Bruxelles, 11: 61 (specific name of the type species of Coeloides Wesmael 1838) (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 1530
SCOLYTIDAE Westwood 1838, Introd. mod. Classif. Ins.,1: 350 (type genus: Scolytus Geoffroy 1762) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 683
Scolytus Geoffroy 1762, Hist. abrég. Ins. Paris, 1: 309 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Bostrichus scolytus Fabricius 1775, Syst. Entomol.: 59) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 683
scolytus Fabricius 1775 [originally in Bostrichus], Syst. Entomol.: 59 (specific name of the type species of Scolytus Geoffroy 1762) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 683
Scomber Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 297 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation by Gill 1862 (Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1862: 125): Scomber scombrus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 297) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 77, Direction 56
scomberoides Cuvier 1819 [originally in Hydrocyon], Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, 5: 357, as defined by the holotype (specimen no. A.8659-81.87.2.3 in the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris) (specific name of the type species of Hydrolycus Müller & Troschel 1844) (Osteichthyes, Cypriniformes). Opinion 1581
scombrus Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Scomber], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 297 (specific name of the type species of Scomber Linnaeus 1758) (Osteichthyes). Direction 57
Scoparipes Signoret 1880, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, (5)9(4): clxxiii. (Bulletin des Séances. Séance du 24 décembre 1879) (gender: masculine) (type species, confirmed by the Commission to be by original designation: Cydnus latipes Westwood 1837) (Insecta, Heteroptera). Opinion 1707
Scopelophis Fitzinger 1843, Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus (Amblyglossae), p. 26 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Reptilia, Serpentes). Opinion 1856
Scopula Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 176 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Scorpaena Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 266 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation by Bleeker 1876 (Versl. Akad. Wetensch. Amsterdam, 1875: 295): Scorpaena porcus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 266) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 77, Direction 56
Scorpaenichthys Girard 1854, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7: 131 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Girard 1854, a junior subjective synonym of Hemitripteras marmoratus Ayres 1854) (Osteichthyes, Scorpaeniformes). Opinion 1583
Scorpio Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 624 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Scorpio maurus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 624) (Arachnida). Opinion 104, Direction 60
SCORPIONIDAE (correction of SCORPIONIDES) [Leach 1814], in Brewster’s Edinburgh Ency., 7(2): 412 (type genus: Scorpio Linnaeus 1758) (Arachnida). Direction 60
SCORPIONIDES [Leach 1814] in Brewster’s Edinburgh Ency., 7(2): 412 (type genus: Scorpio Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect original spelling for SCORPIONIDAE [Leach 1814]). Direction 60
scorpius Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Cottus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 265 (Osteichthyes). Direction 87
scotica Grant 1956 [originally in Certhia familiaris], Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (12)9: 367 (a junior primary homonym of scotica Horniman 1940 [originally in Certhia familiaris]). Opinion 480
scotica Horniman 1940 [originally in Certhia familiaris], Prelim. Descr. new Birds: 3 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 480
scotti Giesbrecht 1897 [originally in Metridia], Zoologischer Anzeiger, 20: 254 (a junior objective synonym of Pleuromma princeps Scott 1894, which is ruled under the plenary power not to be invalid by reason of its having been rejected before 1961 as a former secondary homonym of Metridia princeps Giesbrecht 1889) (Copepoda). Opinion 1590
Scottia Brady & Norman 1889, Scientific Transactions of the Royal Dublin Society, (2)4(2): 72 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Scottia pseudobrowniana Kempf 1971) (Ostracoda). Opinion 1836
scottii Krefft 1870 [originally in Halmaturus], New South Wales Parliamentary Paper. Wellington Caves (Correspondence relative to exploration of), p. 9 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Mammalia). Opinion 1993
scripta Schoepff 1792 [originally in Testudo], Historia testudinum iconibus illustrata: 16, pl. 3, figs. 4, 5 (Reptilia). Opinion 1313
scripta Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Venus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 689 (valid name at the date of Opinion 1189 of the type species of Circe Schumacher 1817) (Bivalvia). Opinion 1189
scrofa Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Sus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 49 (specific name of the type species of Sus Linnaeus 1758) (Mammalia). Direction 22
scrophulariae Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Dermestes], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 356 (specific name of the type species of Anthrenus Geoffroy 1762) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1754
scrophulariae Thomas 1879 [originally in Phorodon], Third Annual Report of the State Entomologist of Illinois, 8: 72 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Insecta, Sternorrhyncha). Opinion 1818
Scruparia Oken 1815, Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte, 3: 89 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Sertularia chelata Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 816) (Bryozoa). Opinion 902
sculpta Hay 1916 [originally in Chelydra], Annual Report of the Florida State Geological Survey, vol. 8, p. 73, ruled under the plenary power not to be given priority over the specific name of Chelydra osceola Stejneger 1918 whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms (Reptilia, Testudines). Opinion 1377
sculptilis Brullé 1835 [originally in Glyptus], Hist. nat. Ins., 5 Coleoptera II: 84 (specific name of the type species of Glyptus Brullé 1835) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1299
sculptilis Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Scarabaeus], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 61 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380
sculptipes Stimpson [1871] [originally in Micropanope], Bull. Mus. comp. Zool., 2 (No. 2): 140 (specific name of the type species of Micropanope Stimpson [1871]) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
sculptus Smith 1880 [originally in Polycheles], Proc. U.S. nat. Mus., 2: 346 (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 702
scutaria Lamarck 1801 [originally in Fungia], Système des animaux sans vertèbres, p. 370, as defined by the neotype designated by Hoeksema 1989, Zoologische Verhandelingen, Leiden, 254: 131 (senior subjective synonym of the specific name of Fungia dentigera Leuckart 1840, the type species of Lobactis Verril 1864) (Anthozoa). Opinion 1649
scutata Leske 1778 [originally in Echinocorys], Addit. J.T. Klein nat. Disp. Echin.: 111 (175) (specific name of the type species of Echinocorys Leske 1778) (Echinoidea). Opinion 993
scutata Temminck & Schlegel [1838] [originally in Salamandra], in Siebold, P.F. de, Fauna Japonica ... annis 1823- 1830 collegit. Reptilia Elaborantibus, p. 119 (specific name of the type species of Hemidactylium Tschudi 1838) (Amphibia, Caudata). Opinion 1873
scutatus Knorr 1768 [originally in Echinocerus], in Walch, Naturgesch. Versteinerung. z. Erlauterung. Knorr. Samml., 2: 182, pl. E. IV., figs. 1, 2 (not made available in the work cited). Opinion 321
scutellaris Harold 1867 [originally in Ataenius], Coleopterologische Hefte, 1: 82 (specific name of the type species of Ataenius Harold 1867) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2241
scutellaris Stephens 1828 [originally in Tachys], Illustrations of British entomology, Mandibulata, vol. 2, p. 5 (specific name of the type species of Tachys Dejean 1821) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1598
scutellata Fabricius 1793 [originally in Hippa], Entomol. syst., 2: 474, as interpreted by the neotype designated by Holthuis 1962 (Bull. zool. Nomencl., 19: 126, pl. 4) (valid name at the date of Opinion 693 of the type species of Thia Leach 1815) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 693
SCUTELLUIDAE Richter & Richter 1955, Senckenbergiana leth., 36: 291 (type genus: Scutellum Pusch 1833) under the plenary power, the family-group name SCUTELLUIDAE Richter & Richter 1955 is to be given precedence over the family-group names THYSANOPELTIDAE Hawle & Corda 1847 and GOLDIIDAE Raymond 1913 (Trilobita). Opinion 1004
Scutellum Pusch 1833, Geognostische Beschreibung von Polen, sowie den übrigen Nord-Karpathenländern (1): 119 (gender: neuter) (type species, by monotypy: Scutellum costatum Pusch 1833, Geognostische Beschreibung von Polen, sowie den übrigen Nord-Karpathenländern (1): 119) (Trilobita). Opinion 1004
Scutopterus Dejean 1833, Catalogue des coléoptères de la collection de M. le Comte Dejean, Ed. 2, part 1, p. 54 (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 1725
Scutosaurus Hartmann-Weinberg 1930, Paläontologische Zeitschrift, 12(1): 59 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Pareiasaurus karpinskii Amalitzky 1922) (Reptilia). Opinion 2025
Scutulum Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 176 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
scutulum Sowerby (G.B.) 1821 [originally in Testacellus], in Sowerby (J.), Gen. rec. foss. Shells (Part 1, Testacellus): figs. 3-6 (Gastropoda). Opinion 336
Scutum Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 104 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
scybalarius Fabricius 1781 [originally in Scarabaeus], Species insectorum, vol. 1, p. 16 (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 1890
Scylla de Haan [1833], in Siebold, Fauna japon. (Crust.): 3, 11 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation by Rathbun 1922 (Smithson. misc. Coll., 73 (No. 1): 28): Cancer serratus Forsskål 1775, Descr. Anim.: 90) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 73, Direction 37
SCYLLARIDAE (correction by White 1847, of SCYLLARIDES) Latreille 1825, Fam. nat. Règne anim.: 278 (type genus: Scyllarus Fabricius 1775) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 519
Scyllarides Gill 1898, Science (n.s.), 7: 98 (gender: masculine) (type species, by original designation: Scyllarus aequinoctialis Lund 1793, Skr. naturh. Selsk. Kbh., (2)2: 21) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 293
SCYLLARIDES Latreille 1825, Fam. nat. Règne anim.: 278 (type genus: Scyllarus Fabricius 1775) (an incorrect original spelling for SCYLLARIDAE Latreille 1825). Opinion 519
Scyllaridia Bell 1857, Monogr. foss. malacostr. Crust. Great Brit., 1: 35 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 293
Scyllarus Fabricius 1775, Syst. Entomol.: 413 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Cancer arctus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 633, as interpreted by the lectotype designated by Holthuis 1956 (Bull. zool. Nomencl., 12: 111, 112)) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 519
scyllarus Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Cancer], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 633 (specific name of the type species of Odontodactylus Bigelow 1893) (Crustacea, Stomatopoda). Opinion 295
scytale Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Anguis], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 228 (specific name of the type species of Anilius Oken 1816) (Reptilia). Opinion 651