BULIMINIDAE Kobelt, 1880

Hausdorf, B, 2001, The genus Ena in Turkey, with remarks on its phylogenetic relationships (Gastropoda: Buliminidae), Journal of Natural History 35, pp. 1627-1638 : 1628

Family BULIMINIDAE Kobelt, 1880

The family name Buliminidae Kobelt, 1880 (type genus Buliminus Beck, 1837 ) is a junior homonym of the name Buliminidae Jones, 1875 (Foraminifera, type genus Bulimina d’Orbigny, 1826 ). Therefore, Woodward (1903) replaced the name Buliminidae Kobelt, 1880 by Enidae Woodward, 1903 . Nevertheless, the name Buliminidae Kobelt, 1880 is still being used by several authors (e.g. Schileyko, 1984; Hausdorf, 1994, 1999; Alonso et al., 1995; Bank and Neubert, 1998). Bank and Neubert (1998) proposed a classi cation of the Buliminidae into two subfamilies, the Bulimininae and the Eninae . The Bulimininae include four genera for which no family-group name besides Bulimininae Kobelt, 1880 is available. Cases in which the homonymy between family-group names results from similarity but not identity of the names of their type genera are to be referred to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature for a ruling (Article 55.3 ICZN). In accordance with Article 55.3 ICZN, an amendment of the stem of Buliminidae Kobelt, 1880 will be applied for to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to remove the homonymy. If this application is successful, the name Buliminidae Kobelt, 1880 can be used further on (in the amended form) and no new replacement name for Bulimininae Kobelt, 1880 will be necessary. The existing usage is maintained pending a ruling of the Commission.