Abstract
Article 79 of the Fourth Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (henceforth Code) describes an official List of Available Names in Zoology (henceforth LAN), consisting of a series of “Parts” (of defined taxonomic and temporal scope), compiled by relevant experts. The LAN represents a comprehensive inventory of names available under the Code. The aim of this manual is to define a procedure for implementing Article 79, with format suggestions for zoologists aiming to create a Part of the LAN for family-group, genus-group, or species-group names in zoological nomenclature. Because the LAN may serve as an important basis for retrospective content in ZooBank, the structure outlined here is designed to allow easy importation to ZooBank. A Part ultimately adopted for the LAN will contain nomenclaturally available names but not necessarily all those within the scope of the Part: the comprehensiveness of the candidate Part is at the discretion of the experts proposing the Part. They may choose to include all nomenclaturally available names or use the proposal of a Part to pare away nomina dubia so they lose “status in zoological nomenclature despite any previous availability” (to quote Articles 10.7 and 79.4.3; that this was the intention of the framers of Article 79 is clear from the Preface to the Code). Nonetheless, we advocate that the proposing body include an inventory of all known names deemed to be available so it will be obvious that names not advocated for inclusion in the Part have not simply been overlooked. Because a candidate Part of the LAN is for an entire taxon at the specified rank and for the specified period, it must include the names of both living and fossil representatives of the taxon. In the proposal for adding a Part to the LAN, an unavailable name corresponding to a later available one should be included in the Remarks section of the available name. Unavailable names that have not subsequently been made available can be added at the end of the candidate Part, along with information explaining them. The Commission and reviewers of the candidate Part will thereby have a list of such names and an understanding of why they are not available. Moreover, these names can be discussed during the periods required by Article 79 for input by the zoological community, when change in their status can be advocated by members of the community interested in the taxon under consideration.
Highlights
Article 79 of the Fourth Edition of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ( Code) describes an official List of Available Names in Zoology ( LAN), consisting of a series of “Parts”, compiled by relevant experts
The aim of this manual is to define a procedure for implementing Article 79, with format suggestions for zoologists aiming to create a Part of the LAN for family-group, genus-group, or species-group names in zoological nomenclature
A Part adopted for the LAN will contain nomenclaturally available names but not necessarily all those within the scope of the Part: the comprehensiveness of the candidate Part is at the discretion of the experts proposing the Part
Summary
A proposal for a Part of the LAN should have a Title and an inventory or two inventories of nomenclaturally available names within the scope of the candidate Part, each accompanied by the information required in Articles 79.1.2 through 79.1.5. Whether the names are in one inventory or two separate ones, two categories of names must be clearly distinguished: 1) names proposed for adoption as Part of the LAN; and, 2) names proposed not to be included in the Part, with reasons for their lack of inclusion addressed. The ad hoc committee formed under Article 79.2.1 will determine that the candidate Part does not overlap with any other Part of the LAN (accepted or under consideration) and may propose changes in the taxonomic and temporal limits. Curly brackets { } have been used to include terms that should be replaced by those appropriate to the Part of the LAN being presented
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