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Callostracon Repetto & Bianco, 2012
605951 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:605951)
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Genus
Colostracon tyrrhenicum Smriglio & Mariottini, 1996 accepted as Callostracon tyrrhenicum (Smriglio & Mariottini, 1996) (type by original designation)
Callostracon sensu F. Nordsieck, 1972 · unaccepted (Incorrect subsequent spelling of...)
Incorrect subsequent spelling of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884; not an available name
marine, fresh, terrestrial
neuter
Repetto G. & Bianco I. (2012) <i>Callostracon</i> n. gen. (Gastropoda: Acteonidae): ratifica di <i>"Callostracon"</i> Nordsieck, 1972 nome non disponibile. <i>Bollettino Malacologico</i> 48(1): 38-41. ["Finito di stampare" 30 May 2012] [details] Available for editors 
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Nomenclature When they described Callostracon tyrrhenicum, Smriglio & Mariottini combined the specific epithet with Callostracon as used...
Nomenclature When they described Callostracon tyrrhenicum, Smriglio & Mariottini combined the specific epithet with Callostracon as used by Nordsieck (1972). The latter, however, is a misspelling of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884, a genus of Mesozoic caenogastropods unrelated to the Recent Mediterranean species. Recognizing this situation, Repetto & Bianco established the name Callostracon for the Mediterranean species. Callostracon Repetto & Bianco, 2012, is not a junior homonym of "Callostracon" as used by Nordsieck, as the latter is an incorrect subsequent spelling, and thus not a nomenclaturally available name. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Callostracon Repetto & Bianco, 2012. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605951 on 2025-09-12
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Repetto G. & Bianco I. (2012) <i>Callostracon</i> n. gen. (Gastropoda: Acteonidae): ratifica di <i>"Callostracon"</i> Nordsieck, 1972 nome non disponibile. <i>Bollettino Malacologico</i> 48(1): 38-41. ["Finito di stampare" 30 May 2012] [details] Available for editors [request]
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Nomenclature When they described Callostracon tyrrhenicum, Smriglio & Mariottini combined the specific epithet with Callostracon as used by Nordsieck (1972). The latter, however, is a misspelling of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884, a genus of Mesozoic caenogastropods unrelated to the Recent Mediterranean species. Recognizing this situation, Repetto & Bianco established the name Callostracon for the Mediterranean species. Callostracon Repetto & Bianco, 2012, is not a junior homonym of "Callostracon" as used by Nordsieck, as the latter is an incorrect subsequent spelling, and thus not a nomenclaturally available name. [details]
