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Taxon: Genus Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805 sensu Thorell, 1870, nom. subst., nom. protect. (spider)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation:  (Walckenaer, 1805) T. Thorell, 1869[1870], nom. subst., nom. protect.
Original name & spelling:  Walckenaer, 1805. Tabl. Aran.: 2; tbl. (p. 1: "Tribus", "Théraphose"; "Familles" sub "Genres"). [p.p.; noun in the nominative singular; vs tribu "Aranea" (p. 9); "genre Aranea de Linné" (p. 1)]. ≡
Unavailable subsequent rank (orig. spell.):  Thorell, T. 1869. Nova Acta Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal. (3) 7 (fasc. 1, art. 5): 37 (footnote 1: "ought to be replaced ... Mygale Walck. with e. g. Theraphosa Walck."). ≡
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.):  Thorell, T. 1869[1870]. Nova Acta Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal. (3) 7 (2): 162 ("generic name ... Walckenaer ... 1805", "true generic name in the singular number", incl. footnote 2), 163 ("We propose therefore with Eichwald to replace the name Mygale", "(Walck.) nob. ... = Mygale (Walck.) C. Koch 1850."), 164 ("(Walck.) = Mygale (Walck.) C. Koch"). ≡
Subsequent publication:  Ausserer, 1871. Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 21 (Abh.): 216 ("Walck. 1805.", "Syn. ... 1870 ... Thorell."). ≡
Source for the authorship:  Sherwood, D., Blick, T., Gabriel, R. & Lucas, S.M. 2021. Zootaxa 4950 (2): 396 ("Walckenaer, 1805"). [WSC, 16 Apr 2024].
Source for the authorship:  Breitling, R. 2021. Bionomina 24 (1): abstract ("Thorell, 1870").
Elaboration on authorship:  Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 21 Jul 2024.

Etymology

Derived name: †Protertheraphosa (Genus) Wunderlich, 2020 Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 43. [new]
Derived name: †Protertheraphosinae (Subfamily) Wunderlich, 2020 Ref: J. Wunderlich, 2020: 43. [new]

Attributes

New replacement name (: nom. nov.) [ICZN] Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]. Nomencl. Zool.: [19 Dec 2008] ("n.n."). [false (21 Jul 2024)].
Substitute name (nom. subst.) [ICZN, 1999: Arts. 23.3.5, 60.2 (available synonym)] Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present. Syst. Nat. 2000: 21 Jul 2024.
Protected name (nom. protect.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 23.9.2] Ref: R. Breitling, 2021. Bionomina 24 (1): abstract ("nomen protectum").

Types

Type of: Theraphosidae (Family) Thorell, 1869
Type, by original designation: Theraphosa blondi (Latreille, 1804) Ref: T. Thorell, 1869[1870]: 163 ("Th. Blondii"). [new] [implicit]

Homonyms

Junior homonym (unavailable): Theraphosa (Genus) Ausserer, 1871, orth. inval. Ref: Ausserer, 1871. Verh. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 21 (Abh.): 201, 216. [implicit]

Synonyms

Replaced synonym: Mygale (Genus) Latreille, 1802 Ref: S.A. Neave (ed.), [2005]: [19 Dec 2008].
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