International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature:
OPINIONS and DIRECTIONS
taxa names:
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Spalacopsylla Oudemans 1906, Tijdschr. Entomol., 49: liii (a junior objective synonym of Typhlopsylla Taschenberg 1880). Opinion 741
Spalacopsylla Oudemans 1908, Entomol. Ber. Amst., 2: 220 (a junior objective synonym of Ctenophthalmus Kolenati 1856, and a junior homonym of Spalacopsylla Oudemans 1906). Opinion 741
Spalerosophis Jan 1865, in Filippi, Note Viaggio Persia: 356 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Sphalerosophis microlepis Jan 1865, in Filippi, Note Viaggio Persia: 356, 357) (Reptilia). Opinion 794
SPARIDAE Bonaparte [1832], Saggio Distrib. met. Anim. Vert.: 91, 105 (type genus: Sparus Linnaeus 1758) (Osteichthyes). Direction 34
Sparisoma Swainson 1839, The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, or monocardian animals, vol. 2, p. 227 (gender: neuter) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Scarus chrysopterus Bloch & Schneider 1801) (Osteichthyes, Perciformes). Opinion 1945
SPAROIDES Cuvier 1817, Règne Anim. (ed. 1), 2: 269 (type genus: Sparus Linnaeus 1758) (a vernacular (French) name). Direction 34
Spartycerus Motschulsky 1837, Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 1837(5): 100 (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 1397
Sparus Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 277 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation by Bleeker 1876 (Arch. néerl. Sci. nat., Haarlem, 11: 281): Sparus aurata Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 277) (Osteichthyes). Direction 34
Spatagoides Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 190 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Spatagoides Klein 1778, Nat. Disp. Echin. (Leske’s ed.): 234 (not made available in the work cited). Opinion 321
Spatagoides Leske 1778, in Klein, Nat. Disp. Echin. (Leske’s ed.): 234 (not made available in the work cited). Opinion 321
spatagoideus Bertrand 1763 [originally in Echinites], Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 104 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Spatagus Müller 1776, Zool. dan. Prodr.: xxix, 236 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 608
spatagus Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Echinus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 665 (Echinoidea). Opinion 608
SPATANGIDAE Gray 1825, Ann. Phil., 26: 430 (type genus: Spatangus Gray 1825) (Echinoidea). Opinion 608
Spatangoida Gmelin [1791], in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1, part 6, p. 3197 (not made available in the work cited). Opinion 321
Spatangus Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 190 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
Spatangus Gray 1825, Ann. Phil., 26: 430 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Spatagus [sic] purpureus Müller 1776, Zool. dan. Prodr.: 236) (Echinoidea). Opinion 209
Spatangus Leske 1778, Addit. J.T. Klein nat. Disp. Echin.: 230 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 209
Spatangus Modeer 1793, K. Vetensk.-Akad. Nya Handl., Stockholm, 14: 14 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 209
Spatangus, any use of, prior to Spatangus Gray 1825 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 209
spathulatus Oudemans 1928 [originally in Tydeus], Entomologische Berichten, 7: 380 (specific name of the type species of Tydeus Koch 1836) (Arachnida) Opinion 2190
spechti Schreitmüller 1936 [originally in Macropodus], Das Aquarium, 10: 181, ruled that priority is maintained over its junior objective synonym Macropodus concolor Ahl 1937 (Osteichthyes). Opinion 2145
speciosa Münster 1839 [originally in Acanthoteuthis], in Münster, G. Graf zu (Ed.), Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde, part 1, p. 94 (specific name of the type species of Acanthoteuthis Wagner in Münster 1839) (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea). Opinion 1860
speciosa Dana 1852 [originally in Nucia], U.S. explor. Exped., 13: 397 (specific name of the type species of Nucia Dana 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
speciosus Geoffroy 1826 [originally in Macacus], Dict. class. Hist. nat., 9: 589 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 920
spectabilis Maerkel 1844 [originally in Oxypoda], Z. Entomol. (Germar), 5: 217 (specific name of the type species of Oxypoda Mannerheim 1831) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 463
spectabilis de Man 1896 [originally in Platychirograpsus], Zool. Anz., 19: 292 (specific name of the type species of Platychirograpsus de Man 1896) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
spectrum Linnaeus 1776 [originally in Psittacus], Cat. Birds Beasts Fishes Ins. Edwards’ nat. Hist.: 13, ref. Edwards’ pl. 315 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 412
spectrum Linnaeus 1776 [originally in Psittacus], Cat. Birds Beasts Fishes Ins. Edwards’ nat. Hist.: 13, ref. Edwards’ pl. 316 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 412
specularis Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Cyprinus], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 47 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380
spelaeus Schiödte 1847 [originally in Blothrus], Oversigt over det Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskabs Forhandlingar, 6: 80, specific name of the type species of Blothrus Schiödte 1847 (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones). Opinion 2304; ICZN 2019: Official Correction 132
speleus Rafinesque 1832 [originally in Odocoileus], Atlantic J. (3): 109 (specific name of the type species of Odocoileus Rafinesque 1832) (Mammalia). Opinion 581
Speloeophorus Milne Edwards 1865, Ann. Soc. entomol. France, (4)5: 148 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation by Rathbun 1922 (Smithson. misc. Coll., 73 (No. 1): 28): Oreophorus nodosus Bell 1855, Proc. linn. Soc. London, 2: 434) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 73, Direction 37
spengleri Gmelin 1791 [originally in Nautilus], in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1(6), p. 3371 (specific name of the type species of Calcarina d’Orbigny 1826) (Foraminiferida). Opinion 1569
spengleri Gmelin 1789 [originally in Testudo], in Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, Ed. 13, vol. 1, part 3, p. 1043 (specific name of the type species of Geoemyda Gray 1834) (Reptilia). Opinion 1309
Speocarcinus Stimpson 1859, Ann. Lyceum nat. Hist. New York, 7: 58 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Speocarcinus carolinensis Stimpson 1859, Ann. Lyceum nat. Hist. New York, 7: 59) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 85, Direction 37
Speothos Lund 1839 (April), Ann. Sci. nat., Paris (Zool.), (2)11: 224 ; id., 1839, Echo Monde savant, 5 (No. 430): 245 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Speothos pacivorus Lund 1839 (April), Ann. Sci. nat., Paris (Zool.), (2)11: 224) (Mammalia). Opinion 384
Sperchius Rafinesque 1820, Annals of Nature, 1: 7 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1133
spetsbergensis Vosseler 1889 [originally in Gammarus], Arch. Naturges., 55(1) Heft 2: 158, pl. 8, figs. 25-31 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 1090
Sphaenodon Gray 1831, Zool. Miscell. (1): 14 (an incorrect original spelling for Sphenodon Gray 1831, rejected under the plenary power). Opinion 455
sphaericus Sowerby 1814 [originally in Ammonites], Min. Conch., 1: 116, pl. 53, figs. 2 (left & right), as interpreted by reference to the holotype, figured by Stubblefield 1951 (Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (12)4: pl. 7, figs. 1a-c) (specific name of the type species of Goniatites de Haan 1825) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 420
sphaericus Martin 1809 [originally in Conchyliolithus Nautilites], Petrif. derb.: sign. D[2], pl. 7, figs. 3-5 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 420
SPHAERIIDAE Deshayes 1854 (1820), Catalogue of the Conchifera or bivalve shells in the collection of the British Museum, part 2, p. 261 (type genus: Sphaerium Scopoli 1777) (Bivalvia). Opinion 1331, Opinion 1957
SPHAERIIDAE Erichson 1845, Naturges. Ins. Deutschland, Abth. 1, 3: 38 (type genus: Sphaerius Waltl 1838) (an incorrect original spelling following the ruling under the plenary power that for the purposes of Article 29 of the Code the stem of the generic name Sphaerius Waltl 1838 is SPHAERIUS-). Opinion 1331, Opinion 1957
Sphaerillo Verhoeff 1926, Nova Caledonia, Zoologie, 4(2): 250 (an unjustified emendation of Spherillo Dana 1852) (Isopoda). Opinion 1951
Sphaerium Charpentier 1825, Hor. Entomol.: 78 (a junior homonym of Sphaerium Scopoli 1777). Direction 72
Sphaerium Scopoli 1777, Introd. Hist. nat.: 397 (gender: neuter) (type species, by designation by Gray 1847 (Proc. zool. Soc. London, 15: 184): Tellina cornea Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 678) (Bivalvia). Opinion 94, Direction 72
Sphaerius Waltl 1838, Isis (Oken), 1838: column 272 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Sphaerius acaroides Waltl 1838) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1331
SPHAERIUSIDAE Erichson 1845, Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands, 3: 38 (type genus: Sphaerius Waltl 1838), spelling emended from SPHAERIIDAE by the ruling under the plenary power that for the purposes of Article 29 of the Code the stem of the generic name Sphaerius Waltl 1838 is SPHAERIUS- (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1957
Sphaerocarcinus Zehntner 1894, Rev. Suisse Zool., 2: 163 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Sphaerocarcinus bedoti Zehntner 1894, Rev. Suisse Zool., 2: 164) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 73
Sphaerocera Latreille 1804, Nouveau dictionnaire d’histoire naturelle, vol. 24, p. 197 (gender: feminine) (type species, by subsequent monotypy by Latreille 1805, Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des crustacés et des insectes, vol. 14, p. 394: Sphaerocera curvipes Latreille 1805) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 1863
Sphaeroceras Bayle 1878, Explic. Carte géol. France, 4 (Atlas): pls. 52, 53 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: neuter) (type species, by designation by Douvillé 1879 (Bull. Soc. géol. France, (3)7 C.R.: 91): Ammonites brongniarti Sowerby 1817, Min. Conch., 2: 190) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 300
Sphaeroceras Hope 1840, Coleopterist’s Manual, 3: 143 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of both the Principle of Priority and the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 300
SPHAEROCERATIDAE Buckman 1920, Type Ammonites, 3: 22 (type genus: Sphaeroceras Bayle 1878) (Cephalopoda). Direction 14
SPHAEROCOCCINI Cockerell 1899, Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, 5:389 (type genus Sphaerococcus Maskell 1892), with the endorsement that it and other family-group names based on Sphaerococcus are not to be given priority over PSEUDOCOCCINI Cockerell 1905 and other family-group names based on Pseudococcus Westwood 1840 whenever their type genera are placed in the same family-group taxon (Hemiptera). Opinion 2236
Sphaerococcus Maskell 1892, Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 24:39 (gender: masculine), type species by monotypy Sphaerococcus casuarinae Maskell 1892 (Hemiptera). Opinion 2236
Sphaerocoryphe Angelin 1854, Pal. Scand. (1): 65 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Sphaerocoryphe dentata Angelin 1854, Pal. Scand. (1): 66, pl. 34, fig. 6) (Trilobita). Opinion 614
Sphaerogaster Zetterstedt 1842, Diptera Scandinaviae. Disposita et descripta, vol. 1, p. 233 (a junior homonym of Sphaerogaster Sturm 1826) (Insecta, Diptera). Opinion 1545
sphaeroidalis Duncan 1879 [originally in Hindia], Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (5)4: 91 (specific name of the type species of Hindia Duncan 1879) (Porifera). Opinion 2134
Sphaerolites Hinde 1875, Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, 305: 8 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Porifera). Opinion 2134
Sphaeroma Bosc 1802, Histoire naturelle des Crustacés, contenant leur description et leurs moeurs, 2: 182 (gender: neuter) (type species, by subsequent designation by Latreille 1810, Considérations générales sur l’ordre naturel des animaux composant les classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides, et des Insectes; avec un tableau méthodique de leurs genres, disposés en familles, p. 423: Oniscus serratus Fabricius 1787) (Isopoda). Opinion 1574
SPHAEROMATIDAE Latreille 1825, Familles naturelles du règne animal, exposées succinctement et dans un ordre analytique, avec l’indication de leurs genres, p. 294, correction by Dahl 1916, Die Asseln oder Isopoden Deutschlands, p. 28, of SPHAEROMIDES (type genus: Sphaeroma Bosc 1802) (Isopoda). Opinion 1574
Sphaerometopus Angelin 1854, Pal. Scand. (1): IV, corrigenda (a nomen nudum). Opinion 614
Sphaerozius Stimpson 1858, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1858: 35 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Sphaerozius nitidus Stimpson 1858, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1858: 35) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 85, Direction 37
Sphalerosophis Jan 1865, in Filippi, Note Viaggio Persia: 356 (an incorrect original spelling for Spalerosophis Jan 1865, by the action of Marx 1959 (Fieldiana (Zool.), 39: 348) as first reviser). Opinion 794
Sphargis Merrem 1820, Tent. Syst. Amph.: 19 (a junior objective synonym of Dermochelys Blainville 1816). Direction 56
Sphecodes Latreille 1804, Tableau méthodique des insectes. Pp. 129-200 in: Nouveau Dictionnaire d’Histoire Naturelle, vol. 24 (Caractères et Tables), p. 182 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Sphex gibba Linnaeus 1758) (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 1713
SPHECODIDAE Schenck [1869], Beschreiben der nassauischen Bienen, zweiter Nachtrag ..., p. 316 (type genus: Sphecodes Latreille 1804), ruled under the plenary power that this name and other familygroup names based on Sphecodes are not to be given priority over HALICTIDAE Thomson 1869 and other family-group names based on Halictus Latreille 1804 whenever their type genera are placed in the same family-group taxon (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 1713
Sphecomorpha Hübner 1808, Erste Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett.: 4 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 789
sphagnetorum Vejdovský 1878 [originally in Pachydrilus] (Annelida). ICZN 2018: Opinion 2423
sphenocephala Cope 1886 [originally in Rana halecina], Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 23: 517, ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over the specific name of Rana utricularius Harlan 1826 whenever the two names are considered to be synonyms (Amphibia, Anura). Opinion 1685
Sphenodon (emendation under the plenary power of Sphaenodon) Gray 1831, Zool. Miscell. (1): 14 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Hatteria punctata Gray 1842, Zool. Miscell. (2): 72) (Reptilia). Opinion 455
SPHENODONTIDAE Cope 1870, Proc. amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 19: 235 (type genus: Sphenodon Gray 1831) (Reptilia). Opinion 455
Sphenopidae Hertwig 1882 (Anthozoa). ICZN 2020: Opinion 2458
Sphenophorus Breitfuss 1898, Mém. Acad. imp. Sci. St. Pétersbourg, (8)6: 4, 5 (a junior homonym of Sphenophorus Schoenherr 1838). Opinion 572
Sphenophorus Newberry 1890, Mon. U.S. geol. Surv., 16: 91 (a junior homonym of Sphenophorus Schoenherr 1838). Opinion 572
Sphenophorus Schoenherr 1838, Gen. Spec. Curcul., 4(2): 874 (conserved under the plenary power) (gender: masculine) (type species, by original designation: Curculio abbreviatus Fabricius 1787, Mantissa Ins., 1: 99) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 572
Sphenorynchus [sic] Lichtenstein 1823, Verz. doubl. zool. Mus. Berlin: 76 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein 1823, Verz. doubl. zool. Mus. Berlin: 76) (Aves). Opinion 67
sphenurus Klunzinger 1884 [originally in Apogon], Fische des Rothen Meeres, p. 20 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Osteichthyes, Perciformes). Opinion 1564
Spherillo Dana 1852, American Journal of Science and Arts, (2)14: 301 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Spherillo vitiensis Dana 1853) (Isopoda). Opinion 1951
Sphex Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 569 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Sphex flavipennis Fabricius 1793, Entomol. syst., 2: 201) (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 180. The present type species listing supercedes an earlier and different type species confirmation by Opinion 32, i.e. that of Sphex sabulosa Linnaeus 1758 by subsequent designation by Fernald (1905)
Sphincterochila Ancey 1887, The Conchologists’ Exchange, 2(2): 23 (gender: feminine) (type species, by subsequent designation by Pilsbry 1895, Manual of Conchology, (2)9(33a, 36), p. 234: Helix boissieri Charpentier 1847) (Gastropoda). Opinion 2135
SPHINCTEROCHILIDAE Zilch 1960, Handbuch der Paläozoologie, Band 6, Lief. 4, Gastropoda, p. 663 (type genus: Sphincterochila Ancey 1887), to take the priority of LEUCOCHROIDAE Westerlund 1886 (Gastropoda). Opinion 2135
SPHINDIDAE Jacquelin du Val [1861], Manuel entomologique. Genera des coléoptères d’Europe, comprenant leur classification en familles naturelles, la description de tous les genres ..., vol. 3, p. 224 (type genus: Sphindus Megerle in Dejean 1821), ruled under the plenary power that this name and other family-group names based on Sphindus are to be given precedence over ASPIDIPHORIDAE Kiesenwetter 1877 (1859) and other family-group names based on Aspidiphorus Ziegler in Dejean 1821 whenever their type genera are placed in the same family-group taxon (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1862
Sphindus Megerle in Dejean 1821, Catalogue de la collection de coléoptères de M. le Baron Dejean, p. 102 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Nitidula dubia Gyllenhal 1808) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1862
SPHINGES Scopoli 1777, Introd. Hist. nat.: 413 (not clearly published as the name for a familygroup taxon). Direction 41
SPHINGIADAE Harris 1839, Amer. J. Sci., 36: 290 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for SPHINGIDAE (correction of SPHINGIDES) Latreille [1802]). Direction 41
SPHINGIDA Haeckel 1896, Syst. Phyl., 2 (Wirbellosen Thiere): 710 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for SPHINGIDAE (correction of SPHINGIDES) Latreille [1802]). Direction 41
SPHINGIDAE (correction by Samouelle 1819 (Entomol. useful Compendium: 243) of SPHINGIDES) Latreille [1802], in Sonnini’s Buffon, Hist. nat. gén. partic. Crust. Ins., 3: 400 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Direction 41
SPHINGIDES Latreille [1802], in Sonnini’s Buffon, Hist. nat. gén. partic. Crust. Ins., 3: 400 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect original spelling for SPHINGIDAE Latreille [1802]). Direction 41
SPHINGITES Newman 1835, Grammar Entomol.: 174 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for SPHINGIDAE (correction of SPHINGIDES) Latreille [1802]). Direction 41
SPHINGOIDAE Wallengren 1865, K. svensk. Vetensk.-Akad. Handl., Stockholm (n.s.), 5(4): 17 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for SPHINGIDAE (correction of SPHINGIDES) Latreille [1802]). Direction 41
SPHINGOIDES Burmeister 1829, De Ins. Syst. Nat.: 27 (type genus: Sphinx Linnaeus 1758) (an incorrect subsequent spelling for SPHINGIDAE (correction of SPHINGIDES) Latreille [1802]). Direction 41
Sphingonothus Fieber 1852, in Kelch, Grundl. Orth. Oberschles.: 2 (an incorrect original spelling for Sphingonotus Fieber 1852). Direction 5
Sphingonotus (emendation of Sphingonothus) Fieber 1852, in Kelch, Grundl. Orth. Oberschles.: 2 (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Gryllus caerulans Linnaeus 1767, Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 1, part 2, p. 701) (Insecta, Orthoptera). Opinion 149
Sphinx Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 489 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Sphinx ligustri Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 489) (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Opinion 379
sphinx Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Simia], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 25, as interpreted by the neotype designated by Delson & Napier 1976 (Bull. zool. Nomencl., 33: 54) (specific name of the type species of Mandrillus Ritgen 1824) (Mammalia). Opinion 1199
Spicara Rafinesque 1810, Aprile, Caratt. nuovi gen. nuove Spec. Anim. Sicilia: 51 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Spicara flexuosa Rafinesque 1810, Aprile, Caratt. nuovi gen. nuove Spec. Anim. Sicilia: 51) (Osteichthyes). Opinion 960
Spilogale Gray 1865, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 1865: 150 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Mephitis interrupta Rafinesque 1820, Annals of Nature: 3) (Mammalia). Opinion 384
spilomma Cope 1877 [originally in Hyla], Proc. amer. phil. Soc., 17(100): 86 (Amphibia). Opinion 520
Spilothyrus Duponchel 1835, in Godart, Hist. nat. Lépid. France, Suppl., 1 (Diurnes): 415 (a junior objective synonym of Carcharodus Hübner [1819]). Opinion 270
spinacipellitum Vaillant 1888 [originally in Scyllium?], in: Masson (Ed.), Expéditions scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman pendant les années 1880-83, p. 60 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Chondrichthyes, Carcharhiniformes). Opinion 1732
spinatus Bruguière [1789] [originally in Ammonites], Ency. méth., Vers, 1(1): 40 (specific name of the type species of Pleuroceras Hyatt 1867) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 324
Spindalis Jardine & Selby 1836, Ill. Ornithol. (n.s.) (No. 1): pl. ix (gender: masculine) (type species, by monotypy: Spindalis bilineatus Jardine & Selby 1836, Ill. Ornithol. (n.s.) (No. 1): pl. ix, valid name: Tanagra nigricephala Jameson 1835) (Aves). Opinion 67
spinicarpus Milne Edwards 1852 [originally in Prionoplax], Ann. Sci. nat., Paris (Zool.), (3)18: 163 (specific name of the type species of Prionoplax Milne Edwards 1852) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
spinicauda de Man 1902 [originally in Chlorotocus], Abh. Senckenb. naturf. Ges., 25: 856 (specific name of the type species of Chlorotocoides Kemp 1925) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
spinicauda Milne Edwards 1881 [originally in Glyphocrangon], Ann. Sci. nat., Paris (Zool.), (6)11(4): 3 (specific name of the type species of Glyphocrangon Milne Edwards 1881) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
spinicauda De Quatrefages 1865 [originally in Sipunculus (Phymosomum)], Histoire Naturelle des Annelés marins et d’eau douce. Annélides et Géphyriens, p. 621 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Sipuncula). Opinion 1532
spinicincta Milne Edwards 1881 [originally in Richardina], C.R. Acad. Sci., Paris, 93: 933 (specific name of the type species of Richardina Milne Edwards 1881) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 712
spinidorsalis Bate 1881 [originally in Hemipenaeus], Ann. Mag. nat. Hist., (5)8: 186 (specific name of the type species of Hemipenaeus Bate 1881) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 864
spinifera Walcott 1905 [originally in Shantungia], Proc. U.S. nat. Mus., 29(1415): 87, 88 (specific name of the type species of Shantungia Walcott 1905) (Trilobita). Opinion 1261
spiniferus Howse 1848 [originally in Productus], Trans. Tyneside Nat. Field Club, 1(3): 257 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 625
spiniferus Murchison & de Verneuil 1845 [originally in Productus], Géologie de la Russie d’Europe, 1: 223 (a nomen nudum). Opinion 625
spinifrons Milne Edwards 1837 [originally in Hippolyte], in Roret’s Suites à Buffon, Hist. nat. Crust., 2: 377 (valid name at the date of Opinion 470 of the type species of Alope White 1847) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
spiniger Candèze 1860 [originally in Athous], Mém. Soc. r. Sci. Liége, 15: 460, 461 (specific name of the type species of Harminius Fairmaire 1851) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1334
spinigerum Owen [1837] [originally in Gnathostoma], Proc. zool. Soc. London, 4: 125 (specific name of the type species of Gnathostoma Owen [1837]) (Nematoda). Direction 77
spinimanus Zetterstedt 1843 [originally in Hydrophorus] (Diptera). ICZN 2018: Opinion 2421
spinipes De Geer 1773 [originally in Cimex niger] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333
spinipes Bate 1888 [originally in Plesionika], Rep. Voy. ‘Challenger’ (Zool.), 24: 646 (valid name at the date of Opinion 470 of the type species of Parapandalus Borradaile 1899) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
spinosa Conrad 1841 [originally in Acantholoma (sic)], Fifth Ann. Rep. Pal. State New York, Assembly No. 150: 31 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 498
spinosa De Geer 1775 [originally in Leptura aquatica] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333
strigata Retzius 1783 [originally in Phalaena flava] (Arthropoda). ICZN 2014: Opinion 2333
spinosipes Stimpson 1858 [originally in Scalopidia], Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1858: 95 (specific name of the type species of Scalopidia Stimpson 1858) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
spinosum Harley 1861 [originally in Astacoderma], Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London, 17: 550 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Conodonta). Opinion 1580
spinosus Sowerby 1826 [originally in Ammonites], Min. Conch., 6: 78 (specific name of the type species of Kosmoceras Waagen 1869) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 303
spinosus Leach 1815 [originally in Crangon], Trans. linn. Soc. London, 11: 346 (specific name of the type species of Pontophilus Leach [1817]) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 522
spinosus Rathbun 1894 [originally in Erimetopus], Proc. U.S. nat. Mus., 17 (No. 980): 26 (specific name of the type species of Erimetopus Rathbun 1894) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
spinosus Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Ostracion], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 35 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380
spinosus Forster 1771 [originally in Sphex], New Sp. Ins.: 87 (specific name of the type species of Nysson Latreille 1796) (Insecta, Hymenoptera). Opinion 1115
spinosus Risso 1827 [originally in Stenopus], Hist. nat. princip. Prod. Europ. mérid., 5: 66 (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 522
Spinturnia van der Hoeven 1849, Handb. Dierk. (ed. 2), 1: 670 (an unjustified emendation of Spinturnix von Heyden 1826). Direction 66
Spinturnix von Heyden 1826, Isis (Oken), 1826: 612 (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Pteropus myoti Kolenati [1856], Paras. Chiropt.: 26) (Arachnida). Opinion 128
spinulosus Stimpson 1857 [originally in Achaeopsis], Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 9: 219 (specific name of the type species of Achaeopsis Stimpson 1857) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 712
spinulosus Wahlenberg [1818] [originally in Entomostracites], Nova Acta K. vet.-Soc. Upsala, 8: 38 (specific name of the type species of Parabolina Salter 1849) (Trilobita). Opinion 496
spinulosus Sowerby 1814 [originally in Productus], Min. Conch., 1: 155 (specific name of the type species of Krotovia Fredericks 1928) (Brachiopoda). Opinion 625
spinus Sowerby 1805 [originally in Cancer], Brit. Miscell., 4: 47 (specific name of the type species of Spirontocaris Bate 1888) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 588
spiratissimus Quenstedt 1851 [originally in Ammonites], Handbuch der Petrefaktenkunde, p. 355 (specific name of the type species of Vermiceras Hyatt 1889) (Ammonoidea). Opinion 2123
Spirifer Sowerby 1816, Min. Conch., 2: 41 (gender: masculine) (type species, by designation under the plenary power: Conchyliolithus Anomites striatus Martin 1809, Petrif. derb.: sign. L[1], pl. 23, figs. 1, 2 and explic., as conserved under the plenary power and interpreted by the neotype designated by Muir-Wood 1956 (Ops. Decls. int. Comm. zool. Nomencl., 14: 115, 116)) (Brachiopoda). Opinion 100, Opinion 419
Spirifera Murray 1831, Edinburgh new phil. J., 11: 148 (an unjustified emendation of Spirifer Sowerby 1816). Direction 72
Spiroglyphus Daudin 1800, Recueil de mémoires et de notes sur des espèces inédites ou peu connues de Mollusques, de Vers, et de Zoophytes, p. 39 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Gastropoda). Opinion 1425
Spirontocaris Bate 1888, Rep. Voy. ‘Challenger’ (Zool.), 24: 576, 595 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Cancer spinus Sowerby 1805, Brit. Miscell., 4: 47) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 588
Spirula Lamarck 1799, Mém. Soc. Hist. nat. Paris, 1799: 80 (gender: feminine) (type species, by monotypy: Nautilus spirula Linnaeus 1758, Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 710) (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea). Opinion 315
spirula Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Nautilus], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 710 (specific name of the type species of Spirula Lamarck 1799) (Cephalopoda). Opinion 315
Spirulaea Agassiz 1845, Nomencl. zool. (Moll.): 84 (an unjustified emendation of Spirula Lamarck 1799). Opinion 315
Spirulaea Oken 1835, Allgem. Naturgesch., 5(1): 531 (a junior objective synonym of Spirula Lamarck 1799). Opinion 315
spirulaeformis De Serres 1855 [originally in Stoa], Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris. Zoologie, (4)4: 241 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Gastropoda). Opinion 1425
Spirularius Duméril 1806, Zool. analyt.: 157 (a junior objective synonym of Spirula Lamarck 1799). Opinion 315
Spirulea Péron & Lesueur 1807, Voy. Aust., Atlas, 1: pl. xxx (an unjustified emendation of Spirula Lamarck 1799). Opinion 315
spitsbergeniensis Krell 2010 [originally in Onthophagus], Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, 67: 29, replacement name for Elytridium rugulosum Heer 1870 (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2277
spixii Wagler 1824 [originally in Micrurus], in Spix, Serpentium brasiliensium ... (Munich): 48 (specific name of the type species of Micrurus Wagler 1824) (Reptilia). Opinion 1201
splendens Myers 1942 [originally in Cynolebias], Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin, 2(4): 110 (Osteichthyes, Cyprinodontiformes). Opinion 1762
splendens Fabricius 1793 [originally in Staphylinus], Entomologiae Systematicae ..., vol. 1, part 2, p. 523, ruled under the plenary power to be given precedence over Staphylinus niger Müller 1764 whenever they are considered to be synonyms (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2086
splendidissima Houttuyn [1787] [originally in Sphex], Anim. Mus. Houtt. Index: 105 (included in a work suppressed under the plenary power for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 380
splendidulus Stenius 1952 [originally in Scymnus], Notulae Entomologicae, 32: 155, as defined by the neotype (type number 2659 in the Zoological Museum, Helsinki) designated by Fürsch 1965, Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft, 55: 204 and confirmed under the plenary power (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 2010
splendidus Gravenhorst 1806 [originally in Tachinus], Monographia coleopterorum micropterorum, p. 24 (specific name of the type species of Ischnosoma Stephens 1829) (Insecta, Coleoptera). Opinion 1726
SPONDYLIASPIDINAE (correction of SPONDYLIASPINAE) Schwarz 1898, Proc. entomol. Soc. Washington, 4: 70 (type genus: Spondyliaspis Signoret 1879) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 725
Spondyliaspis Signoret 1879, Ann. Soc. entomol. France, (5)9 Bull.: lxxxvi (gender: feminine) (type species, by designation by Taylor 1960 (Aust. J. Zool., 8: 384): Spondyliaspis bancrofti Signoret 1879, Ann. Soc. entomol. France, (5)9 Bull.: lxxxvi) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 725
Spondyligenus [Renier] [1807], [Tav. serv. Class. Conn. Anim.]: Tav. VII (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 427
Spongelia Nardo 1834, Isis (von Oken), 1834: col. 714 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) (Porifera, Keratosa). Opinion 1550
spongicola Costa 1844 [originally in Typton], Ann. Accad. Aspir. Nat. Napoli, 2: 289 (specific name of the type species of Typton Costa 1844) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Opinion 470
Spongiolithes Bertrand 1763, Dict. Univ. Foss. Propres Foss. Accid., 2: 198 (included in a work rejected for nomenclatural purposes). Opinion 592
spongiosus Adams & White [1849] [originally in Iphiculus], Zool. ‘Samarang’ (4) Crust.: 57 (specific name of the type species of Iphiculus Adams & White [1849]) (Crustacea, Decapoda). Direction 36
spongites Pallas 1766 [originally in Eschara], Elenchus Zoophytorum: 45 (specific name of the type species of Stylopoma Levinsen 1909) (Bryozoa). Opinion 1194
sponsa Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Anas], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 128 (specific name of the type species of Aix Boie 1828) (Aves). Direction 43
Spracklandus Hoser 2009 (Reptilia, Serpentes, Elapidae): confirmation of availability declined. ICZN 2021: Opinion 2468 (Case 3601)
sprengerae Oliver & Loiselle 1972 [originally in Iodotropheus], Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, 85(3- 4): 310, as defined by the neotype (the male specimen PSU 2721 in the Fish Museum, Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A.) designated under the plenary power (specific name of the type species of Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972) (Osteichthyes, Perciformes). Opinion 1871
sprengleri Linnaeus 1767 [originally in Curculio], Systema Naturae, Ed. 12, vol. 1, part 2, p. 609 (an incorrect original spelling for spengleri Linnaeus 1767 [originally in Curculio]). Opinion 572
spumans Thunberg 1787 [originally in Gryllus], Mus. Nat. Acad. Upsal., 5: 59 (specific name of the type species of Dictyophorus Thunberg 1815) (Insecta, Orthoptera). Opinion 969
spumaria Linnaeus 1758 [originally in Cicada], Systema Naturae, Ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 437, as interpreted by the lectotype designated by Ossiannilsson 1957 (Opuscula Entomol., 22: 1) (specific name of the type species of Philaenus Stål 1864) (Insecta, Hemiptera). Opinion 590
spuria Krauss 1848 [originally in Aplysia], Die sudafrik. Moll.: 71, 72 (suppressed under the plenary power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy). Opinion 560