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Chilodontaidae "Wenz, 1938" [proposed to address assumed homonymy]
1058794 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1058794)
unaccepted > nomen nudum
Family
marine, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
Not documented
Homonymy Chilodontaidae (credited to Wenz, 1938) was proposed by Herbert & Bouchet (2011) to address homonymy with earlier names in...
Homonymy Chilodontaidae (credited to Wenz, 1938) was proposed by Herbert & Bouchet (2011) to address homonymy with earlier names in Ciliophora and Pisces. ICZN Opinion 2502 (2024) ruled Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 to remain unchanged. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chilodontaidae "Wenz, 1938" [proposed to address assumed homonymy]. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1058794 on 2025-07-13
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Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors 
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additional source Herbert, D.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Case 3555 - Chilodontidae Macalister, 1876 (Ciliophora), Chilodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes), and Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed resolution of homonymy between family-group names. <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 68(3): 175-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v68i3.a9 [details]
status source ICZN. (2024). Opinion 2502 (Case 3555) – Chilodontidae Bronn, 1859 (Ciliophora), Chilodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes) and Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): homonymy between family-group names resolved. <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 81(1): 133-136., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/issue/view/11709 [details]
[request]additional source Herbert, D.; Bouchet, P. (2011). Case 3555 - Chilodontidae Macalister, 1876 (Ciliophora), Chilodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes), and Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): proposed resolution of homonymy between family-group names. <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 68(3): 175-179., available online at https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v68i3.a9 [details]
status source ICZN. (2024). Opinion 2502 (Case 3555) – Chilodontidae Bronn, 1859 (Ciliophora), Chilodontinae Eigenmann, 1910 (Pisces, Characiformes) and Chilodontinae Wenz, 1938 (Mollusca, Gastropoda): homonymy between family-group names resolved. <em>The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature.</em> 81(1): 133-136., available online at https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/issue/view/11709 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Homonymy Chilodontaidae (credited to Wenz, 1938) was proposed by Herbert & Bouchet (2011) to address homonymy with earlier names in Ciliophora and Pisces. ICZN Opinion 2502 (2024) ruled Chilodontidae Wenz, 1938 to remain unchanged. [details]
