[Taxacom] Chilodontidae (gastropod family) or Chilodontaidae Wenz, 1938?

[Barry Roth]

There was a decision issued in a case of the homonymy of Circinae (Bivalvia, based on Circe) and Circinae (birds, based on Circus). Not sure if it sets any useful precedents, but it sounds like a similar case. 

Barry Roth 
San Francisco, California

> On Feb 24, 2019, at 7:50 PM, Tony Rees <tonyrees49 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Dear Taxacomers,
> 
> I notice that WoRMS is now using "Chilodontaidae Wenz, 1938" for the
> gastropod family formerly known as Chilodontidae, that name a junior
> homonym of Chilodontidae Eigenmann, 1912, a family of fishes. Several web
> sources state that there is a (?recent) ICZN ruling to this effect, but I
> cannot find it - if it exists, perhaps someone can point me to it?
> 
> As I recall I raised this matter on Taxacom back in April 2010 when I
> discovered it, and I believe an application was made to the Commission
> following this in 2011 as Case 3555, which according to
> http://iczn.org/content/list-open-cases is still open as at time of
> writing. So I would be happy if someone could advise whether Chilodontidae
> or Chilodontaidae is the "correct" name for the gastropod family at this
> time.
> 
> Regards - Tony
> 
> Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
> https://about.me/TonyRees
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