Validity of species names

[Martin Spies]

Dear Dr. von Wirth,

> If a new animal species is described and if there is no hint in the
> original description in which museum/institution the holotype is deposited,
> is the species in this case valid in the sense of the actual ICZN?
> I thought that I've read that it isn't but I can't find a paragraph
> concerning that, but maybe I've overlooked something.
The ICZN (1999) Code Article you are looking for is 16.4.2. Please
note, though, that this applies only to names proposed after 1999.

Best regards,

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Martin Spies
c/o Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen
Germany