[Taxacom] Validity of species/subspecies

[Stephen Thorpe]

It would be safest to see the actual example. There could be complicating factors (e.g. if zz is a junior homonym, unnoticed until upgraded to species)
Cheers,
Stephen

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On Thu, 10/4/14, Javier Luque <javierluquec at gmail.com> wrote:

 Subject: [Taxacom] Validity of species/subspecies
 To: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
 Received: Thursday, 10 April, 2014, 6:20 AM
 
 Dear Taxacomers,
 
 A quick question. Imagine two subspecies: the extant *Xx xx
 xx, *and the
 fossil *Xx xx yy*.? Someone proposed that the fossil
 subspecies was
 different enough from species *Xx xx* to deserve full
 specific status, and
 therefore named it *Xx zz**.? *Note that, instead of
 elevating subspecies *Xx
 xx yy* to the species rank (i.e. *Xx yy*), the author gave
 it a new
 specific epithet (i.e. *Xx zz*).? Here is the question:
 is *Xx zz *a valid
 species?? Or should the subspecies *yy* have priority
 as the specific
 epithet?
 
 Thanks for your time and help.
 
 Kind regards,
 Javier
 
 -- 
 Javier Luque, Ph.D Student
 Systematics and Evolution Group
 Department of Biological Sciences
 University of Alberta
 Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
 
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