Type species
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A type species is the species considered to be permanently taxonomically associated with the name of a genus or subgenus, and that is used to identify it and distinguish it from others. In modern time
Columba oenas, the stock dove, is the type species of the genus Columba.
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