Swainson, 1839
E805048
Swainson, 1839 refers to the 19th-century taxonomic authority and publication by English naturalist William Swainson that formally described the fish family Cobitidae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swainson, 1839 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9531585 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swainson, 1839 Context triple: [Cobitidae, scientificNameAuthorship, Swainson, 1839]
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A.
Rudolphi, 1808
Rudolphi, 1808 refers to the original taxonomic authorship and year of description by Karl Asmund Rudolphi for the phylum Nematoda.
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B.
Eschscholtz
Eschscholtz was a 19th-century naturalist and zoologist known for formally describing various marine species, including the olive ridley sea turtle.
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C.
Bateson, 1885
Bateson, 1885 refers to the original 1885 taxonomic work by British biologist William Bateson that formally described and classified the phylum Chordata.
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D.
Vieillot
Vieillot is the surname of Louis Pierre Vieillot, a French ornithologist known for his pioneering work in the classification and description of birds.
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E.
Milne-Edwards
Milne-Edwards was a 19th-century French zoologist and naturalist known for his extensive work in classifying and describing numerous animal species.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swainson, 1839 Target entity description: Swainson, 1839 refers to the 19th-century taxonomic authority and publication by English naturalist William Swainson that formally described the fish family Cobitidae.
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A.
Rudolphi, 1808
Rudolphi, 1808 refers to the original taxonomic authorship and year of description by Karl Asmund Rudolphi for the phylum Nematoda.
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B.
Eschscholtz
Eschscholtz was a 19th-century naturalist and zoologist known for formally describing various marine species, including the olive ridley sea turtle.
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C.
Bateson, 1885
Bateson, 1885 refers to the original 1885 taxonomic work by British biologist William Bateson that formally described and classified the phylum Chordata.
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D.
Vieillot
Vieillot is the surname of Louis Pierre Vieillot, a French ornithologist known for his pioneering work in the classification and description of birds.
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E.
Milne-Edwards
Milne-Edwards was a 19th-century French zoologist and naturalist known for his extensive work in classifying and describing numerous animal species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
taxonomic authority
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taxonomic publication ⓘ zoological nomenclatural citation ⓘ |
| appliesToRank | family-group name ⓘ |
| appliesToTaxonName |
Cobitidae Swainson, 1839
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linked to:
Cobitidae
|
| author |
William Swainson
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linked to:
William John Swainson
|
| authorityForFamily | Cobitidae ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early modern zoological taxonomy ⓘ |
| citedAs | Swainson, 1839 ⓘ |
| describedTaxon | Cobitidae ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | natural history ⓘ |
| geographicRelevance | global ⓘ |
| governingCode | International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorRole | taxonomic authority ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| publishedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedToPerson |
William Swainson
ⓘ
linked to:
William John Swainson
|
| status | validly published name authority ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
systematics
ⓘ
taxonomy ⓘ |
| taxonCommonNameGroup | loaches ⓘ |
| taxonHigherGroupDescribed | Cypriniformes ⓘ |
| taxonomicDiscipline | ichthyology ⓘ |
| taxonomicGroup | fishes ⓘ |
| taxonRankDescribed | family ⓘ |
| typeOfAct | original description ⓘ |
| usedIn |
fish classification
ⓘ
zoological taxonomic literature ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swainson, 1839 Description of subject: Swainson, 1839 refers to the 19th-century taxonomic authority and publication by English naturalist William Swainson that formally described the fish family Cobitidae.
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