[Taxacom] Can the type species of a genus be a synonym within its own genus?

[Doug Yanega]

On 5/17/18 3:19 PM, Tony Rees wrote:
> can the
> type species of a genus be a synonym (at species level) within its own
> genus
I can think of numerous well-known genera whose originally designated 
type species is a junior synonym; the type species is whatever the 
actual taxon is called (i.e., its *valid* name), regardless of the name 
the designating authority used to refer to it originally.

Peace,

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