Buccinum golikovi, Kantor & Sirenko & Zvonareva & Fedosov, 2022

Kantor, Yuri, Sirenko, Boris, Zvonareva, Sofya S. & Fedosov, Alexander, 2022, Taxonomic status of genera of Buccininae (Neogastropoda, Buccinidae) updated based on molecular data with description of new species and corrections of nomenclature of Buccinum, European Journal of Taxonomy 817, pp. 11-34 : 28-29

Buccinum golikovi nom. nov.

Buccinum coronatum Golikov, 1980: 359–360 , fig. 407 (2) pl. 34 (2a, 2b). — Kantor & Sysoev 2006:163, pl. 76b (holotype).

Etymology

Named in honour of late Dr Alexander Golikov, outstanding Soviet and Russian malacologist who among other works produced a comprehensive revision of Buccinum .

Type material

Holotype NEWFOUNDLAND BANK • lv (SL 42.2 mm); ZIN 26156/1 .

Distribution

Newfoundland Bank, western Laptev Sea; depth 46–55 m ( Golikov 1980).

Remarks

The name Buccinum coronatum Golikov, 1980 is a junior primary homonym of Buccinum coronatum Bruguière, 1789 [= Nassarius coronatus (Bruguière, 1789) ], Buccinum coronatum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 [= Nassarius distortus (A. Adams, 1852) ] and Buccinum coronatum Gmelin, 1791 [= Nassa serta (Bruguière, 1789) ]. Since there is no known available and potentially valid synonym, according to art. 60.3 of ICZN the name Buccinum coronatum Golikov, 1980 must be replaced by a new substitute name proposed herein.