The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has conserved current usage of the generic name Bothriembryon by designating Helix melo as the type species for Liparus Albers, 1850. Bothriembryon is a replacement name of Liparus Albers, 1850, a junior homonym of Liparus Olivier, 1807 (Coleoptera).
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30 August 2021
Opinion 2476 (Case 3748) – Bothriembryon Pilsbry, 1894 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bothriembryontidae): name conserved by designation of Helix melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 as the type species of Liparus Albers, 1850
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