Taxacom: Question regarding priority of 2 family-group names in Cnidaria

[Tony Rees]

So far as I can see, the relevant portion of the ICZN Code is this:

23.3. *Application to Synonymy*

The Principle of Priority requires that a taxon formed by bringing together
into a single taxon at one rank two or more previously established nominal
taxa within the family group, genus group or species group takes as its
valid name the name determined in accordance with the Principle of Priority
[Art. 23.1] and its Purpose [Art. 23.2] , with change of suffix if required
in the case of a family-group name [Art. 34].

*Example.* The valid name of a genus formed by the union of the genera
*Aus* 1850
and *Cus* 1870, and the subgenus *Bus* 1800 (transferred from the genus
*Xus* 1758), is *Bus* 1800.
So, can I re-phrase the question: is there any reason why an enlarged (aka
synonymized) family that includes both the types of previous families
Paramuriceidae Bayer, 1956 and with Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859 should take
the later name (Paramuriceidae) and not the earlier one (Acanthogorgiidae)?
If there is no reason according to the Code (and in fact such a choice is
in contravention of it), I can inform the relevant person responsible for
both the paper in which this is asserted, and the maintenance of the
relevant sector of WoRMS by which this information is disemminated further.

Thanks in advance - Tony


Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
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On Mon, 10 Jun 2024 at 06:36, Tony Rees via Taxacom <taxacom at lists.ku.edu>
wrote:

> A quick question, the answer to which may or may not save me bothering the
> author of the relevant paper!
>
> In WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species) Cnidaria section, the family
> name Paramuriceidae Bayer, 1956 is listed as accepted,
> with Acanthogorgiidae Gray, 1859 as a synonym, however Paramuriceidae (type
> genus *Paramuricea *K?lliker, 1865) also includes the type of
> Acanthogorgiidae which is *Acanthogorgia *Gray, 1857. My question is,
> should not the earlier name ( Acanthogorgiidae) be the accepted name for
> this (presumably enlarged) family, not the later name Paramuriceidae, based
> on simple priority? If I am missing something here, I am happy to be
> advised.
>
> For information, the reference in which the type genera of the 2 families
> are combined in a single family is McFadden et al., 2022, "Revisionary
> systematics of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) guided by phylogenomics",
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>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Regards - Tony
>
> Tony Rees, New South Wales, Australia
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