The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has declined to use its plenary power to conserve the specific name of Phrynus mexicanus Poinar & Brown, 2004 for a fossil whip spider, a junior primary homonym of Phrynus mexicanus Bilimek, 1867 (currently Paraphrynus mexicanus). As a result, the name Phrynus mexicanus Poinar & Brown, 2004 is invalid and needs to be replaced.
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30 April 2020
Opinion 2453 (Case 3687) – Phrynus mexicanus Poinar & Brown, 2004 (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Phrynidae): specific name not conserved
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Amblypygi
Chiapas amber
Mexico
Miocene
nomenclature
Paraphrynus
Phrynidae