Description
Create a taxonomic publication locator key.
Taxonomic names, authorship strings, nomenclatural types and source-defined taxon concepts are related but distinct records. A literal token parser or source-label comparison can preserve a stated convention without resolving accepted taxonomy or establishing compliance with the applicable nomenclatural code.
Create a taxonomic publication locator key.
When to use this tool
Use Taxonomic Publication Page Locator when checking the stated taxonomic source, name-token, date or concept-support convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter publication, volume, page, figure. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read key, hasFigure. Inspect hasFigure before interpreting the associated values.
Create a taxonomic publication locator key. Require nonempty publication/page; serialize [publication,volume,page,figure] and report hasFigure when figure text is nonempty.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| publication | Publication | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| volume | Volume | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| page | Page | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| figure | Figure | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| key | Serialized literal record key; uniqueness or matching does not authenticate the source. | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| hasFigure | Has Figure | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"publication": "pub-A",
"volume": "12",
"page": "0012",
"figure": "2a"
},
"output": {
"key": "[\"pub-A\",\"12\",\"0012\",\"2a\"]",
"hasFigure": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This preserves literal labels without retrieving a work, verifying a figure or establishing nomenclatural evidence.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the original taxonomic treatment and applicable nomenclatural code, and use source-aware taxonomic resolution for accepted names, priority or type status.
References
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