Case 3520 Boccardia proboscidea Hartman, 1940 (Annelida, spionidae): proposed conservation of the specific name

Abstract

The purpose of this application, under Articles 23.9.3, 75.5 and 81.1 of theCode, is to conserve the much-used specific name Boccardia proboscidea Hartman,1940 for a widely dispersed mudworm (family SPIONIDAE) from California. It isproposed that the name Boccardia proboscidea be given precedence over its rarelyused senior subjective synonym Polydora californica Treadwell, 1914, and thatprevious type fixations for Boccardia proboscidea Hartman, 1940 be set aside andone specimen be designated as neotype for this species. It is also proposed that anuntypified name Spio californica Fewkes, 1889 be suppressed to avoid unnecessaryconfusion.