Wecomedon Jarrett & Bousfield, 1982, a replacement name for the amphipod genus Psammonyx Bousfield, 1973 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Tryphosidae), preoccupied by Psammonyx Döderlein, 1892 (Foraminifera, Astrorhizida, Ammovolummidae)

Tammy Horton

doi:10.3897/zookeys.750.24529

Wecomedon Jarrett & Bousfield, 1982, a replacement name for the amphipod genus Psammonyx Bousfield, 1973 (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Tryphosidae), preoccupied by Psammonyx Döderlein, 1892 (Foraminifera, Astrorhizida, Ammovolummidae)

Zookeys. 2018 Apr 16:(750):41-44. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.750.24529. eCollection 2018.

Author

Tammy Horton¹

Affiliation

¹ National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.

Abstract

Wecomedon Jarrett & Bousfield, 1982 is reintroduced as a replacement name for Psammonyx Bousfield, 1973 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Tryphosidae) which is a junior homonym of Psammonyx Döderlein, 1892 (Foraminifera: Astrorhizida: Ammovolummidae).

Keywords: Amphipoda; Foraminifera; Psammonyx; Wecomedon; homonym.