Mustelus felis Ayres, 1854, a Senior Synonym of the Leopard Shark, Triakis semifasciata Girard, 1855 (Carchariniformes: Triakidae), Invalidated by “Reversal of Precedence”

Theodore W. Pietsch; James Wilder Orr; William N. Eschmeyer

doi:10.1643/CI-11-089

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Theodore W. Pietsch,¹ James Wilder Orr,² William N. Eschmeyer³

¹1School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences and Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University
²2National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle
³3Department of Ichthyology, Dickinson Hall, Florida Museum of Natural History, Museum Road and Newel

Abstract

Mustelus felis Ayres, 1854, is shown to be a senior synonym of the triakid shark Triakis semifasciata Girard, 1855. Conditions exist, however, to allow “reversal of precedence” of the two names, as provided by Article 23.9.1 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Thus, Triakis semifasciata Girard, 1855, is regarded as valid, qualifying as a nomen protectum, while the name Mustelus felis Ayres, 1854, is recognized as invalid, qualifying as a nomen oblitum.

2012 by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

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Theodore W. Pietsch, James Wilder Orr, and William N. Eschmeyer "Mustelus felis Ayres, 1854, a Senior Synonym of the Leopard Shark, Triakis semifasciata Girard, 1855 (Carchariniformes: Triakidae), Invalidated by “Reversal of Precedence”," Copeia 2012(1), 98-99, (30 March 2012). https://doi.org/10.1643/CI-11-089

Received: 20 June 2011; Accepted: 1 October 2011; Published: 30 March 2012

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