Dictionary of ichthyology

VALID NAME

valid name: translation

the correct name for a taxon: a taxon may have several available names, but only one of those names (most frequently the oldest) is the valid name. The valid name is always an available name (q.v.) (the reverse is not always true). An invalid name may be either an available or unavailable name

  1. valid namevalid name translation An available name for a taxon that is not preoccupied by a valid senior synonym or homonym....Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
  2. valid nameприменимое название пригодное название применимое название...Англо-русский словарь биологических терминов