WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Butler, P.J. (2020). Every sponge its own name: removing Porifera homonyms. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4745(1): 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4745.1.1 page(s): 28 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description
(of Clathria (Thalysias) flabellata (Burton, 1936)) Burton, M. (1936). Notes on Sponges from South Africa, with Descriptions of new Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (17): 141-147. [details] 
original description
(of Clathria (Clathria) flabellata (Burton, 1936)) Burton, M. (1936). Notes on Sponges from South Africa, with Descriptions of new Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (17): 141-147. [details] 
original description
(of Rhaphidophlus flabellata Burton, 1936) Burton, M. (1936). Notes on Sponges from South Africa, with Descriptions of new Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (17): 141-147. page(s): 145 [details] 
original description
(of Clathria flabellata (Burton, 1936)) Burton, M. (1936). Notes on Sponges from South Africa, with Descriptions of new Species. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> 10 (17): 141-147. [details] 
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature We cite here Van Soest et al.'s (2020: 27-28) explanation for the nomen novum.
Removal of homonymy between Clathria (Axosuberites) flabellata (Topsent, 1916) and Clathria (Thalysias) flabellata (Burton, 1936).
1. Ophlitaspongia flabellata Topsent, 1916: 167 (type locality Wilkes Land, Antarctica). Originally described as Ophlitaspongia flabellata Topsent, 1916 it was transferred to Axociella by Burton (1929: 433) (Hooper 1996: 409) and subsequently to the genus Clathria, subgenus Axosuberites, by Ríos et al. (2004: 103). It became the senior secondary homonym of Clathria flabellata (Burton, 1936) (ICZN Art. 57.3).
2. Rhaphidophlus flabellata Burton, 1936: 145 (type locality Oudekraal, South Africa). Originally described in the genus Rhaphidophlus Ehlers, 1870 it was transferred to genus Clathria Schmidt, 1862, subgenus Thalysias Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 in a revision of Microcionidae (Hooper 1996: 409), making it a junior secondary homonym of Clathria (Axosuberites) flabellata (Topsent, 1916), and requiring a new name (ICZN Art. 57.3).
3. Summary: Clathria (Axosuberites) flabellata (Topsent, 1916) is to be maintained as the senior secondary homonym of Clathria (Thalysias) flabellata (Burton, 1936) (ICZN Art. 57.3). Clathria (Thalysias) flabellata (Burton, 1936) was a junior secondary homonym of C. (A.) flabellata (Topsent, 1916), in the absence of synonyms requiring a new name (ICZN Art. 59.1 & 60.3), for which Clathria (Thalysias) mauriceburtoni nom. nov. was proposed, named after Maurice Burton. [details]
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