Concept information
Preferred term
aporionym
Definition(s)
- 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)
Synonym(s)
- amphilogonym
- nomen dubium
Note
- Etymology: G: ἀπορίᾱ (aporia), embarrassment, doubt, difficulty - ὄνομα (onoma), name.
Scope note(s)
- Code: Nomen dubium: A Latin term meaning a name of unknown or doubtful application .
Belongs to group
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
In other languages
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French
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amphilogonyme
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nomen dubium
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/FM8-JSZVH87D-F
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