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Taxon: Genus Theraphosa Walckenaer, 1805 sensu Schinz, 1823, nom. subst., nom. oblit. (spider)

Entity:

Authorship

SN2000 author citation	:			(Walckenaer, 1805) H.R. Schinz, 1823, nom. subst., nom. oblit.
Original name & spelling	:			Walckenaer, 1805. Tabl. Aran.: 2; tbl. (p. 1: "Tribus"[genus-level]). [p.p.].
Subsequent rank (orig. spell.)	:			Schinz, H.R. 1823. Das Thierreich 3: 115 ("(Mygale. Walken.)", incl. footnote *); 117 ("Eigentliche Vogelſpinne. Theraphosa. avicularia."). ≡
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: Schinz, H.R. 1823. Das Thierreich 3: 115 (footnote *). [21 Jul 2024]. [inferred]
Forgotten name (nom. oblit.) [ICZN, 1999: Art. 23.9 (not valid >1899)]				Ref: R. Breitling, 2021. Bionomina 24 (1): abstract ("Theraphosa Schinz, 1823 is a nomen oblitum").

Synonyms

Accepted name	:	*Avicularia* (Genus) Lamarck, 1818		Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 21 Jul 2024.
Junior objective synonym	:	*Teraphosa* (Genus) Eichwald, 1830, nom. subst.		Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 24 Jul 2024.
Isonym	:	*Theraphosa* (Genus) Ausserer, 1871, orth. inval.		Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 24 Jul 2024.

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