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24 July 2020 Ridleyconcha Christensen, Gen. Nov., a Replacement Name for the Land Snail Genus Ridleya Ancey, 1901 (Mollusca: Scolodontidae), a Junior Homonym of Ridleya Delage & Hérouard, 1899 (Porifera: Polymastiidae)
Carl C. Christensen
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Abstract

Ridleyconcha Christensen, gen. nov., is proposed as a replacement for RidleyaAncey, 1901 (Mollusca: Scolodontidae), a junior homonym of RidleyaDelage & Hérouard, 1899 (Porifera: Polymastiidae). Ridleyconcha is a monotypic species of land snails inhabiting the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil; its sole species is Ridleyconcha quinquelirata (E.A. Smith, 1890), new combination.

Carl C. Christensen "Ridleyconcha Christensen, Gen. Nov., a Replacement Name for the Land Snail Genus Ridleya Ancey, 1901 (Mollusca: Scolodontidae), a Junior Homonym of Ridleya Delage & Hérouard, 1899 (Porifera: Polymastiidae)," American Malacological Bulletin 38(1), 66-67, (24 July 2020). https://doi.org/10.4003/006.038.0107
Received: 20 February 2020; Accepted: 8 May 2020; Published: 24 July 2020
KEYWORDS
Fernando de Noronha
homonymy
Zoological Nomenclature
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