Synonym (taxonomy)
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In biological taxonomy, a synonym is one of two or more scientific names that apply to the same taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
Naturalis Biodiversity Center RMNH.MOL.149836 Nerita bernhardi Récluz Neritidae Mollusc shell
Naturalis Biodiversity Center ZMA.MOLL.312711 Nerita funiculata Menke, 1851 Neritidae Mollusc shell
Taxon
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In biology, a taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism, or organisms, as seen by taxonomists to form a biological unit;. Although neither is required, a taxon, once its description h
Synonym (taxonomy)
…In biological taxonomy, a synonym is one of two or more scientific names that apply to the same taxon. The botanical and zoological codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific…
African elephants form the genus Loxodonta, a widely accepted taxon.