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Issue: Vol. 2642 No. 1: 12 Oct. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-10-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2642.1.5
Page range: 53–58
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Designation of Synalpheus pectiniger Coutiere, 1907 as a nomen protectum and its senior synonym Alpheus praecox Herrick, 1888 as a nomen oblitum (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae)

Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PW, United Kingdom
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, USA
Crustacea Alpheidae Synalpheus nomenclature taxonomy

Abstract

Alpheus praecox Herrick, 1888, previously regarded as nomen nudum, nomen dubium or a possible senior synonym of Synalpheus brevicarpus (Herrick, 1891), is shown to be a senior synonym of Synalpheus pectiniger Coutière, 1909. However, because A. praecox has not been used as a valid name since 1899, whereas S. pectiniger on the other hand appeared as valid species in at least 29 publications signed by numerous authors, A. praecox is herewith designated nomen oblitum, with S. pectiniger becoming nomen protectum.

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