International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

INTERNATIONAL CODE
OF ZOOLOGICAL NOMENCLATURE

Fourth Edition

[Incorporating Declaration 44, amendments of Article 74.7.3, with effect from 31 December 1999
and the Amendment on e-publication, amendments to Articles 8, 9, 10, 21 and 78, with effect from 1 January 2012]

adopted by the
International Union of Biological Sciences

The provisions of this Code supersede those of the previous editions with effect from 1 January 2000

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ISBN 0 85301 006 4

The author of this Code is the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

Editorial Committee

W.D.L. Ride, Chairman
H.G. Cogger
C. Dupuis
O. Kraus
A. Minelli
F. C. Thompson
P.K. Tubbs


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