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Taxon: Genus Teraphosa Eichwald, 1830, nom. subst. (spider) [unverified]
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (Walckenaer, 1805) Eichwald, 1830, nom. subst.
Original name:  Walckenaer, 1805. Tabl. Aran.: 2 ("Theraphosa"); tbl. (p. 1: "Tribus"[genus-level]). [p.p.].
Unavailable subsequent rank (orig. spell.):  Thienemann, F.A.L. 1828. Lehrb. Zool.: 114 ("Geſchlecht"). [no cit. auct.; orth. null. pro Theraphosa Schinz, 1823]. ≡
Not Subsequent rank:  Schinz, H.R. 1823. Das Thierreich 3: 115 ("Theraphosa."). [not mentioned by Eichwald].
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.):  Eichwald, 1830. Zool. Spec. 2: 73 ("Walck., Mygale, Latr.", incl. footnote *). ≡
Subsequent publication:  (Giſtel, Joh.) 1850[1847]. In J. Gistel & T. Bromme, Handb. Naturges.: 513. ≡
Subsequent publication:  Giſtel, J. 1848. Naturgesch. Thierr. [ed. 1]: 156.
Subsequent publication:  Giſtel, J. 1851. Naturgesch. Thierr. (ed. 2): 156. ≡
Elaboration on authorship:  Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 21 Jul 2024.

Attributes

Substitute name (nom. subst.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 23.3.5, 60.2 (available synonym)] Ref: Eichwald, 1830. Zool. Spec. 2: 73 (footnote *). [21 Jul 2024]. [inferred]

Types

Type, by subsequent monotypy: Teraphosa avicularia (Linnaeus, 1758) Ref: Eichwald, 1830. Zool. Spec. 2: 73. [new]

Variants

Subsequent spelling: Theraphosa (Genus) Ausserer, 1871, orth. inval. Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].
Different spelling: Theraphosia (Genus) Dahl, 1901 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].
Different spelling: Therophosa (Genus) Swainson, 1836 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].

Synonyms

Accepted name: Avicularia (Genus) Lamarck, 1818 Ref: R. Breitling, 2021: 30, 31. ("syn. nov."). [new]
Senior objective synonym: Theraphosa (Genus) Walckenaer, 1805 sensu Schinz, 1823, nom. subst., nom. oblit. Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 24 Jul 2024.
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