[Taxacom] Genera Triton Linnaeus and Bulis Gistl

[Tony.Rees at csiro.au]

Dear all,

I am trying to understand why the genera Triton Linnaeus and Bulis Gistl ("emend. pro Triton L. 1758") are both listed as "Crustacea" in Nomenclator Zoologicus here: http://www.ubio.org/NZ/PDF/Vol4/pg0570.pdf 

and here: http://www.ubio.org/NZ/PDF/Vol1/pg0500.pdf

when it appears they should be molluscs, I think, see Syst. Nat. p. 658: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25034469 - though I am not sure what type of mollusc, or whether indeed I am correct here.

Interestingly the World Register of Marine Species entry for a junior homonym, Triton Montfort, 1810 says "Invalid: junior homonym of Triton Linnaeus, 1758 [Amphibia]"... presumably just an error, though not obvious why.

Is anyone able to offer insight into what may be going on here?

Regards - Tony

Tony Rees
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