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  Original name  
  Check ECoF  
  Current accepted name  
Yes
  Status  
Accepted name
  Status details  
senior synonym, original combination
  Status ref.  
  Comment  
Specific name should be regarded as an adjective and should be changed from nasutus to nasuta (Ferraris, pers. comm). This change will be reflected in the corrigenda of Ref. 58032 (Ferraris, pers. comm).
  Etymology of generic noun  
Greek, mikros = small + Greek, synodon = with the teeth growing all together (Ref. 45335).
  Etymology of specific epithet  
Species name from the Latin nasutus, meaning large nosed, in reference to the long snout of this species (Ref. 52369). Noun in apposition.
  Link to references  
References using the name as accepted
  Link to other databases  
ITIS TSN : 681576 | Catalogue of Life | ZooBank | WoRMS