Talk:Gorgonocephalus
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Cremastra in topic Requested move 3 June 2025
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 | On 3 June 2025, it was proposed that this article be moved to Gorgon's heads. The result of the discussion was not moved. |
Naming conflict
editApparently "Gorgonocephalus" means both an extinct synapsid and an extand Gorgonocephalidae echinoderm. Anyone know which takes taxonomic priority, and what the new name is of the other? Mokele (talk) 18:29, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
- Well, in that case, why nominate this for deletion? It simply needs to have different content. FunkMonk (talk) 18:45, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
Requested move 3 June 2025
edit- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Cremastra (talk) 14:29, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
Gorgonocephalus → Gorgon's heads – More interesting common name, plus it connects to the scientific name. My main source atm: https://niwa.co.nz/oceans/critter-week/critter-week-gorgons-head-gorgonocephalus Blockhaj (talk) 19:59, 3 June 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. Reading Beans, Duke of Rivia 11:25, 12 June 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose "Gorgon's heads" can also refer to stuff like statuary, not just marine animals. The scientific name is more specific, and there isn't sufficient bulk evidence that it is not the common name. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 15:30, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- Statuary like what? Blockhaj (talk) 19:21, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- Here is one example of a Gorgon's head sculpture. Here are other examples of it being used in art. ᴢxᴄᴠʙɴᴍ (ᴛ) 19:55, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- Statuary like what? Blockhaj (talk) 19:21, 4 June 2025 (UTC)
- Oppose "more interesting" is not one of the article title criteria. Per Ngrams, Gorgonocephalus is a more common term in most years than "Gorgon's head" (and nGrams can not distinguish mythological references from references to the brittle star). PRECISION and CONSISTENCY are article title criteria. Gorgoncephalus is more precise than "Gorgon's head" (no confusion with mythology), and brittle star genera are consistently title with their scientific names (this is not a group of organisms where there are well known vernacular names for the genera). Plantdrew (talk) 20:47, 13 June 2025 (UTC)
The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.