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Preferred term

aporionym  

Definition

  • A nomen that cannot be clearly referred to a taxon in an taxonomy, either for nomenclatural or for taxonomic reasons. Three categories: anaptonym, synaptonym and nyctonym. (Dubois 2011a)

Entry terms

  • amphilogonym
  • nomen dubium

Note

  • Etymology: G: ἀπορίᾱ (aporia), embarrassment, doubt, difficulty - ὄνομα (onoma), name.

Scope note

  • Code: Nomen dubium: A Latin term meaning a name of unknown or doubtful application .

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Dubois, A. (2011) The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature must be drastically improved before it is too late. Bionomina, 2: 1–104. [ https://doi.org/10.11646/bionomina.2.1.1 ]

Identifier

  • 227

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-JSZVH87D-F

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