Description
Label a supplied taxonomic publication-year field and uncertainty wording.
Taxonomic records preserve author wording, publication sources, parent assignments and nomenclatural context. Parenthesizing an author is a formatting choice, and a supplied year field need not be restricted to modern calendar years. A source-qualified relationship does not establish accepted classification, valid publication or identity.
Label a supplied taxonomic publication-year field and uncertainty wording.
When to use this tool
Use Taxonomic Publication Year Field when you already have recordId, suppliedYear, uncertaintyWording and need to label a supplied taxonomic publication-year field and uncertainty wording.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter recordId, suppliedYear, uncertaintyWording. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require recordId/uncertaintyWording nonempty and suppliedYear any signed safe integer; append it.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| recordId | Record Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| suppliedYear | Signed safe whole year label, without a 1..9999 calendar restriction. | Required. Safe integer. |
| uncertaintyWording | Uncertainty Wording | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"recordId": "PUB17",
"suppliedYear": 1820,
"uncertaintyWording": "as printed"
},
"output": {
"label": "PUB17; year=1820; as printed"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Negative, zero and more-than-four-digit years are accepted as annotations. No publication, historical date convention, priority or nomenclatural validity is verified.
- 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.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the relevant specimens, original publications and controlled nomenclatural sources. Use complete taxonomic evidence and applicable codes for a classification decision; local formatting and keys do not adjudicate names or relationships.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Taxonomic Author Parenthesis Label
Format supplied taxonomic author wording with optional parentheses.
- Specimen Original Determination Label
Qualify an explicit original specimen determination by record source.