Principle of Typification

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The Principle of Typification is a fundamental rule in zoological nomenclature that anchors each species or taxon name to a designated type specimen or type taxon to ensure stability and clarity in naming.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nomenclatural principle ⓘ
principle of zoological nomenclature ⓘ
appliesAtRank family-group ⓘ
genus-group ⓘ
species-group ⓘ
appliesTo zoological nomenclature ⓘ
concerns name-bearing types ⓘ
type specimens ⓘ
type taxa ⓘ
definesRelationBetween taxon name ⓘ
type ⓘ
ensures each name is objectively linked to a type ⓘ
governs fixation of type genera ⓘ
fixation of type species ⓘ
fixation of type specimens ⓘ
hasPurpose ensure clarity of zoological names ⓘ
ensure stability of zoological names ⓘ
provide objective standard for name application ⓘ
implementedBy holotype designation ⓘ
lectotype designation ⓘ
neotype designation ⓘ
syntype series ⓘ
type genus designation ⓘ
type species designation ⓘ
introducedBy International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
partOf International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
relatedTo Principle of Coordination ⓘ
Principle of Homonymy ⓘ
Principle of Priority ⓘ
Principle of the First Reviser ⓘ
requires designation of a type for each nominal taxon ⓘ
fixation of a name-bearing type ⓘ
statedIn Article 61 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 62 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 63 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 64 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 65 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 66 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 67 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 68 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 69 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 70 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 71 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 72 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 73 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 74 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 75 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
Article 76 of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ⓘ
usedFor determining correct application of names ⓘ
resolving nomenclatural disputes ⓘ

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International Code of Zoological Nomenclature → principle → Principle of Typification ⓘ