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14 June 2024 Assignment of Nomen Protectum Status to Eugnathus [ = Furo] Orthostomus Agassiz, 1842
Adriana López-Arbarello, Martin Ebert
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Abstract

Triggered by the need to clarify the taxonomic and phylogenetic relationships of multiple Late Jurassic species presently assigned to the genus Furo, the taxonomic status of the widely accepted type species F. orthostomus (Agassiz, 1842) was revised. It was found to be a junior synonym of Lepisosteus dentosus Koenig, 1825, and Eugnathus speciosus Agassiz, 1839, two names that despite their availability have not been used for a valid taxon after 1899. Therefore, for the sake of maintaining stability, this contribution shows that the conditions of Article 23.9 ‘Reversal of precedence’ of the Code have been met, and as a result, the younger valid name Eugnathus [= Furo] orthostomus Agassiz, 1842, has priority over its older synonyms Lepisosteus dentosus Koenig, 1825, and Eugnathus speciosus Agassiz, 1839.

Adriana López-Arbarello and Martin Ebert "Assignment of Nomen Protectum Status to Eugnathus [ = Furo] Orthostomus Agassiz, 1842," Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 43(6), (14 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/02724634.2024.2357331
Received: 11 December 2023; Accepted: 14 May 2024; Published: 14 June 2024
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