Valid name (zoology)

Valid name (zoology)

In <a href="/en/Zoology" title="Zoology" class="wl">zoological</a> nomenclature, the valid name of a <a href="/en/Taxon" title="Taxon" class="wl">taxon</a> is the sole correct scientific name. The valid name should be used for that taxon, instead of any other name that may currently be being used, or may previously have been used. A name is valid when, and only when, it is in harmony with all the relevant rules listed in the <a href="/en/International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature" title="International Code of Zoological Nomenclature" class="wl">International Code of Zoological Nomenclature</a> (ICZN).<a href="#cite_note-ICZN-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;">[1]</a> A valid name is the correct zoological name of a taxon.<a href="#cite_note-slu-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;">[2]</a> 

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In contrast, a name which violates the rules of the ICZN is known as an invalid name. An invalid name is not considered to be the correct scientific name for a taxon.<a href="#cite_note-robertson-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;">[3]</a>

There are numerous different kinds of invalid names.

In zoological nomenclature, the valid name of a taxon is the sole correct scientific name. The valid name should be used for that taxon, instead of any other name that may currently be being used, or may previously have been used. A name is valid when, and only when, it is in harmony with all the relevant rules listed in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature . In contrast, a name which violates the rules of the ICZN is known as an invalid name. An invalid name is not considered to be the correct scientific name for a taxon. There are numerous different kinds of invalid names. 