Woods, Charles A., and C. William Kilpatrick / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Infraorder Hystricognathi Brandt, 1855
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 2
Page(s):
1538-1600
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Hydrochoerus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1998-03-31 / 1998-03-31
Article/Chapter Title:
OPINION 1894: Regnum Animale ..., Ed. 2 (M.J. Brisson, 1762): rejected for nomenclatural purposes, with the conservation of the mammalian generic names Philander (Marsupialia), Pteropus (Chiroptera), Glis, Cuniculus and Hydrochoerus (Rodentia), Meles...
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature, vol. 55, part 1
Page(s):
64-71
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/0007-5167
Notes:
Available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12441432
Reference for:
Hydrochoerus
Hydrochoerus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Hydrochoerus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Husson (1978:456-457) discussed the spelling of the generic name and concluded that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is not valid because Brisson's (1762) work was not consistently binominal. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998) ruled that Hydrochoerus Brisson, 1762 is valid. Reviewed by Mones (1991)
Comment:
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1998, Opinion 1894) ruled that Hydrochoerus is first available from Brisson, 1762, so it takes priority over Hydrochaeris Brünnich, 1772