International Code of Zoological Nomenclature

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The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature is the globally accepted set of rules that governs the scientific naming and classification of animal species to ensure stability and universality in zoological taxonomy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nomenclatural code ⓘ
scientific standard ⓘ
zoological code ⓘ
abbreviation ICZN Code ⓘ
administeredBy International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
appliesTo animal taxa ⓘ
animals ⓘ
zoological names ⓘ
edition 4th edition ⓘ
editionPublicationYear 1999 ⓘ
field biological nomenclature ⓘ
taxonomy ⓘ
zoological nomenclature ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
goal avoid confusion caused by multiple names for the same taxon ⓘ
ensure that each animal taxon has a unique and universally accepted scientific name ⓘ
provide a stable framework for zoological classification ⓘ
governingBody International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
hasPart Appendices ⓘ
Articles ⓘ
Glossary ⓘ
Recommendations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
predecessor Règles internationales de la nomenclature zoologique ⓘ
principle Principle of Binominal Nomenclature ⓘ
linked to: Linnaean taxonomy

Principle of Coordination ⓘ
Principle of First Reviser ⓘ
Principle of Homonymy ⓘ
Principle of Priority ⓘ
Principle of Typification ⓘ
purpose govern the scientific naming of animals ⓘ
promote stability of zoological names ⓘ
promote universality of zoological names ⓘ
provide rules for the formation of scientific names of animals ⓘ
regulate availability of zoological names ⓘ
regulate priority of zoological names ⓘ
regulate validity of zoological names ⓘ
regulates availability of names through publication ⓘ
designation of type genera ⓘ
designation of type species ⓘ
formation of family-group names ⓘ
formation of genus-group names ⓘ
formation of species-group names ⓘ
gender agreement of species epithets ⓘ
suppression of names to preserve stability ⓘ
type specimens in zoology ⓘ
use of Latin alphabet in zoological names ⓘ
use of diacritics in zoological names ⓘ
scope fossil animals ⓘ
living animals ⓘ
names at family-group level ⓘ
names at genus-group level ⓘ
names at species-group level ⓘ
usedBy biological collections ⓘ
museums of natural history ⓘ
taxonomists ⓘ
zoologists ⓘ

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Systema Naturae → influenced → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Rudolphi, 1808 → codeOfNomenclature → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Gegenbaur, 1859 → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Sturnus → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Phrygilus → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature → abbreviation → ICZN Code ⓘ
linked to: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature → predecessor → Règles internationales de la nomenclature zoologique ⓘ
linked to: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants → relatedTo → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Hippopotamoidea → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Euparagia → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Nomada → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Bombyx → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Pipilo → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Burramys → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Rhagologus → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Euryptila → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Camaroptera → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Lophophanes → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Neodiapsida → nomenclatureCode → ICZN ⓘ
linked to: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Scotocercidae → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Auriparus → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Pseudibis → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Pericrocotus → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Muscicapa → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Lullula → nomenclaturalCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Chakraborty & Mohan, 1981 → governsNomenclatureUnder → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
subject linked to: Chakraborty & Mohan, 1981
Linnaean taxonomy → regulatedBy → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Swainson, 1839 → governingCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Bleeker, 1863 → governingCode → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Wagler, 1830 → governingCode → InternationalCodeOfZoologicalNomenclature ⓘ
linked to: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → publishes → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature → uses → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Principle of Priority → definedIn → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Principle of Priority → abbreviation → ICZN Principle of Priority ⓘ
linked to: International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
Principle of Homonymy → codifiedIn → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Principle of Typification → partOf → International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 62 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 63 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 64 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 65 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 66 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 67 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 68 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 69 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 70 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 71 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 72 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 73 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 74 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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Principle of Typification → statedIn → Article 75 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
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