The ICZN have issued a negative ruling on Dodecaceria concharum.
OPINION 2019 (Case 2899). Dodecaceria concharum Orsted, 1843 and
Heterocirrus fimbriatus Verrill, 1879 (currently D. fimbriata) (Annelida,
Polychaeta): conservation of usage of the names by the designation of a
neotype for D. concharum not approved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
60: 66-67. (2003).
For those who were not yet polychaete sentient at the time of submission of
this case, the request (which met heavyweight opposition) was from:
Gibson, P. H. ; Heppell, D. 1995: Dodecaceria concharum Orsted, 1843 and
Heterocirrus fimbriatus Verrill, 1879 (currently D. fimbriata) (Annelida,
Polychaeta): proposed conservation of the specific names by the designation
of a neotype for D. concharum. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 52: 27-
33.
See also (not exhaustive):
Gibson, P. H. 1979: The specific status of the two cirratulid polychaetes,
Dodecaceria fimbriata and D. caulleryi, compared by their morphology and
methods of reproduction. Canadian Journal of Zoology 57: 1443-1451.
George, J. D. ; Petersen, M. E. 1991: The validity of the genus Zeppelina
Vaillant (Polychaeta: Ctenodrilidae). Ophelia supplement 5: 89-100.
Pleijel, F. ; Mackie, A. S. Y. 1995: Comment on the proposed conservation of
the specific names of Dodecaceria concharum Orsted, 1843 and
Heterocirrus fimbriatus Verrill, 1879 (currently D. fimbriata) (Annelida,
Polychaeta) by the designation of a neotype for D. concharum. Bulletin of
Zoological Nomenclature 52: 261-262.
Heppell, D. ; Gibson, P. 1995: Comment on the proposed conservation of the
specific names of Dodecaceria concharum Orsted, 1843 and Heterocirrus
fimbriatus Verrill, 1879 (currently D. fimbriata) (Annelida, Polychaeta) by the
designation of a neotype for D. concharum. Bulletin of Zoological
Nomenclature 52: 329-331.
Fauchald, K.; Hutchings, P. A.; Miura, T. ; Muir, A. I. 1996: Comment on the
proposed conservation of the specific names of Dodecaceria concharum
Orsted, 1843 and D. fimbriata (Verrill, 1879) (Annelida, Polychaeta) by the
designation of a neotype for D. concharum. Bulletin of Zoological
Nomenclature 53: 45-46.
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