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onomatophore > taxomen

Preferred term

taxomen  

Definition

  • The permanent association between a nomen (hoplonym) and an onomatophore (and if relevant onomatostasis), allowing objective, non-ambiguous and stable allocation of nomina to taxa. (Dubois 2000)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • nominal taxon

Note

  • Etymology: G: τάξις (taxis), order, arrangement - L: nomen, name.

Scope note

  • Code: Nominal taxon: A concept of a taxon which is denoted by an available name (e.g. Mollusca, Diptera, Bovidae, Papilio, Homo sapiens). Each nominal taxon in the family, genus or species groups is based on a name-bearing type (although in the latter two groups such a type may not have been actually fixed).

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Dubois, A. (2000) Synonymies and related lists in zoology: general proposals, with examples in herpetology. Dumerilia, 4 (2): 33–98.

Identifier

  • 146

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-VRJ44TCQ-M

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