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Taxon: Family Amaltheidae Dall, 1889, nom. illeg. (mollusc)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  Dall, 1889, nom. praeocc.

Attributes

Type genus: junior homonym (nom.[: typ.] illeg.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 39] Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005. Malacologia 47 (1-2): 253 ("inv.").
Junior homonym (nom. illeg.: nom. praeocc.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 55.3 (fam.: similar type gen.)] Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005. Malacologia 47 (1-2): 23.

Types

Nominotypical taxon of: Amaltheacea (Superfamily)
Type: Amalthea (Genus) Schumacher, 1817, nom. illeg. Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 23.

Homonyms

Senior homonym: †Amaltheidae (Family) Hyatt, 1867 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 23.

Synonyms

Accepted name: Hipponicidae (Family) Troschel, 1861 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 253.
Replacement name: Cheileidae (Family) Macpherson & Chapple, 1951 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 48 ("Amalthea"). [inferred]
Senior synonym: Hipponicidae (Family) Troschel, 1861 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 1004.
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