Opinion 2491 (Case 3779) – Petalodus Owen, 1840 (Chondrichthyes, Petalodontiformes, Petalodontidae): proposed conservation of usage by designation of a neotype for its type species Petalodus hastingsii Owen, 1840 not approved

Abstract

Abstract. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has declined to use its plenary power to set aside all previous type fixations for the nominal species Petalodus hastingsii Owen, 1840, and to designate a neotype to replace what is considered a nondiagnostic holotype.