Chapter 7: Formation and Treatment of Names


Article 34. Mandatory changes in spelling consequent upon changes in rank or combination.

34.1. Family-group names. The suffix of a family-group name must be changed when the taxon denoted by the name is raised or lowered in rank; the author and date of the name remain unchanged [Arts. 23.3.1, 29.2, 50.3.1].

34.2. Species-group names. The ending of a Latin or latinized adjectival or participial species-group name must agree in gender with the generic name with which it is at any time combined [Art. 31.2]; if the gender ending is incorrect it must be changed accordingly (the author and date of the name remain unchanged [Art. 50.3.2]).


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FranciscoWelterSchultes   This Article could be entirely deleted if gender agreement is removed from the Code (see Art. 30, comments under Art. 31).
If not, then one passage should be added: Art. 34.2 is very difficult to understand, an example should be given to make clear what is meant.

Example: The names of the species originally established as Deroceras bulgaricus Grossu, 1969, Deroceras demirtensis Rähle, 1998 and Deroceras gavdosensis Wiktor, Vardinoyannis & Mylonas, 1994 (Gastropoda) must be changed to Deroceras bulgaricum, D. demirtense and D. gavdosense because Deroceras is neuter. The incorect declination in the original descriptions cannot be interpreted as an intention to regard the adjectival names as nouns in apposition or as arbitrary combinations of letters.
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