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Zoological Nomenclature (thesaurus)

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Preferred term

metrotaxon  

Definition

  • Within the frame of a given ergotaxonomy, the least inclusive class-series taxon including all the conucleogenera of a class-series nomen. (Dubois 2006a)

Note

  • Etymology: G: μήτηρ (meter), mother - τάξις (taxis), order, arrangement.

Scope note

  • Code: No term

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • Dubois, A. (2006) Proposed Rules for the incorporation of nomina of higher-ranked zoological taxa in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. 2. The proposed Rules and their rationale. Zoosystema, 28 (1): 165–258.

Identifier

  • 1962

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-WRVN2Z4M-T

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