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caurinus

Caurinus is a name that has appeared in biological taxonomy, most often historically as a genus designation in zoological literature. Over time, the application of Caurinus has varied by group and author, and in many modern classifications it is not recognized as a valid or current genus. In several cases, species that were once placed in Caurinus have been reassigned to other genera, making Caurinus a historical or synonym-like term rather than a presently accepted taxon.

Because Caurinus has been used across different taxa, there is no single, consistent set of diagnostic characteristics

Taxonomic and nomenclatural practice governs how names like Caurinus are treated, often prioritizing stability and monophyly

See also: Taxonomic nomenclature, Genus synonyms, Historical classifications.

associated
with
it.
The
specific
meaning
of
the
name
has
differed
with
the
organismal
group
and
the
time
of
description.
As
a
result,
there
is
little
uniform
information
tied
to
Caurinus
in
contemporary
references
beyond
its
status
as
a
name
that
has
fallen
out
of
active
use
in
many
classifications.
in
current
classifications.
When
encountered
in
modern
literature,
Caurinus
typically
signals
a
historical
designation
or
a
name
that
has
been
superseded.