Paleonet: Priority question

[Franz-Josef Lindemann]

Just to add a historical note to this. It is 
correct that the choice is with the first 
reviser. However, the "page precedence" has 
actually – as a last criterion - been part of 
Recommendation 24A in the first three editions of 
the Zoological Code (1961, 1964, 1985), and 
became omitted only in the last edition (1999).

Cheers,
Franz-Josef




At 01:33 01.12.2017, you wrote:
>A century ago, some stodgy taxonomists applied 
>the "page and line priority" rule!
>
>Fortunately, the ICZN now focuses on stability 
>in determining the "precedence between 
>simultaneously published names" per Article 24:
>
>Recommendation 24A. Action of First Reviser. In 
>acting as First Reviser in the meaning of this 
>Article, an author should select the name, 
>spelling or nomenclatural act that will best 
>serve stability and universality of nomenclature.
>
>http://www.iczn.org/iczn/index.jsp (link to ICZN)
>
>--Alan Kabat
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Plotnick, Roy E <plotnick at uic.edu>
>To: 'PaleoNet at paleonet.org' <PaleoNet at paleonet.org>
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>
>Taxonomic question.  Two species are named in 
>the same paper. You decide to synonymize them. 
>Which name, if either, has priority? Thanks – Roy
>
>
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