Opinion 2027 is a 2003 ruling of the
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals". Founded in 1895, it currently comprises 26 commissioners from 20 countries.
Orga ...
(ICZN) concerning the
conservation
Conservation is the preservation or efficient use of resources, or the conservation of various quantities under physical laws.
Conservation may also refer to:
Environment and natural resources
* Nature conservation, the protection and manageme ...
of 17 species names of
wild
Wild, wild, wilds or wild may refer to:
Common meanings
* Wild animal
* Wilderness, a wild natural environment
* Wildness, the quality of being wild or untamed
Art, media and entertainment Film and television
* ''Wild'' (2014 film), a 2014 A ...
animals with
domestic derivatives.
Opinion 2027 is in response to Case 3010 and subsequent comments.
The 17 names involved:
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Bombyx mandarina''
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Bos gaurus''
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Bos mutus
The wild yak (''Bos mutus'') is a large, wild bovine native to the Himalayas. It is the ancestor of the domestic yak (''Bos grunniens'').
Taxonomy
The ancestor of the wild and domestic yak is thought to have diverged from ''Bos primigenius'' ...
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Bos primigenius''
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Bubalus arnee
The wild water buffalo (''Bubalus arnee''), also called Asian buffalo, Asiatic buffalo and wild buffalo, is a large bovine native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as ''Endangered'' in the IUCN Red List since 198 ...
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Camelus ferus''
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Canis lupus''
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Capra aegagrus
The wild goat (''Capra aegagrus'') is a wild goat species, inhabiting forests, shrublands and rocky areas ranging from Turkey and the Caucasus in the west to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east. It has been listed as near threaten ...
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Carassius gibelio
The Prussian carp, silver Prussian carp or Gibel carp (''Carassius gibelio''), is a member of the family Cyprinidae, which includes many other fish, such as the common carp, goldfish, and the smaller minnows. It is a medium-sized cyprinid, and ...
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Cavia aperea''
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Equus africanus''
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Equus ferus''
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Felis silvestris''
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Lama guanicoe''
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Mustela putorius''
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Ovis orientalis''
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Vicugna vicugna''
The opinion of the commission was that "the "name of a wild species...is not invalid by virtue of being predated by the name based on a domestic form."
[ These 17 species of wild animals were named ''later than'' the relevant domestic animals, hence the use of the ICZN provision for conservation. The names of the 17 species were added to the ''Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology'' of the ICZN, which means that they are valid taxa.]
References
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African wild ass